an-Nasir ibn Alumnas

an-Nasir ibn Alumnas ( Arabic الناصر بن علناس; * before 1062; † 1088 ) was the fifth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria (1062-1088).

an-Nasir came in 1062 after the murder of Buluggin ibn Muhammad (1055-1062) his successor in the Hammadid Empire in Algeria . Due to the decline of the Zirid Empire in Ifrīqiya , as a result of the invasion of the Banu Hilal (since 1051), An-Nasir was initially able to expand the influence of the Hammadids in the Maghreb . So vassals were installed in Tunis and the areas up to Kairuan were controlled. After the Ibadites were expelled from Sedrata (1077), their influence in the northern Sahara was also expanded. With the establishment of Bidschaya / Bougie as a second residence, sea trade also gained in importance for the economy. Italian architects and artisans are said to have been involved in the expansion of Bidschaya. The extensive control of the trade routes led to an upswing in the economy and the heyday of the empire.

However, the stability of the empire was precarious, as the Bedouins of the Banu Hilal began to infiltrate the Hammadid empire after the conquest of Ifriqiya. At first they managed to hire them as mercenary troops and use them against the Moroccan Almoravids . Even if they conquered parts of the empire as far as the area of Algiers in 1081 , they could be stopped with the help of the Bedouins in 1082. Although the Banu Hilal saved the Hammadids from the Almoravids, the Bedouins could not be kept permanently under state control, which led to the decline of the empire. An-Nasir was succeeded by his son al-Mansur ibn an-Nasir (1088–1102).

literature

• Ulrich Haarmann : History of the Arab World. Edited by Heinz Halm . 4th revised and expanded edition. CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47486-1 ( Beck's historical library ).
• Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .