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Temim ibn Ziri

Temim ibn Ziri

5th Emir of the Banu Ifran


Abu Kamal Temim bin Ziri bin Ya'la Al-Yafrani, was the leader of the Berber Zenata tribe known as Banu Ifren from 1029 to 1035 during the Middle Ages in the Maghreb. He is the grandson of Yala Ibn Mohammed.[1]

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Life

He is known for the construction of the Grand Mosque of Salé in 1028, which was later reconstructed by the Almohads in the 12th century.[2]

In 1029, Temim expedited to Tamesna[3] where he eradicated false Barghawata doctrines, expelled half of the population, enslaving the rest, and established his residence there[4][5] He is also known for building the city of Salé in 1030.[6][7]

In 1033, Fez, Morocco, under Maghrawa leader Hammama, Temim, leading the Banu Ifran, sent troops, seized Fez from the Maghrawa,[8][9] and forcing Hammama to flee to Oujda.[9] There, Temim perpetrated violence, killing 6,000 Moroccan Jews, seizing their possessions, burning their homes, and enslaving their women.[10][11][12][13] Hammama rallied his forces and reconquered Fez in 1039.[9] After fleeing He conquered the city of Chellah, then he extended his control as far as Tadla.[14]

Death

Temim passed away in 1054-55 in Salé, specifically in Chellah, which he had conquered after fleeing from Hammama in 1038-39. He was succeeded by his son Hammad.[15]


References

  1. Histoiry Of The Berbers, Ibn Khaldun, Part of the Banu Ifran.
  2. ""وزارة الأوقاف و الشؤون الإسلامية"". 2014-11-29. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. Bakrī, Abū ʻUbayd ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz (1965). كتاب المغرب في ذكر بلاد افريقية والمغرب: وهو جزء من اجزاء الكتاب المعروف بالمسالك والممالك (in French). Librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien-Maisonneuve.
  4. Journal asiatique (in French). Société asiatique. 1859.
  5. Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21592-3.
  6. Africa, International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of (1988-12-31). General History of Africa: Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century. UNESCO Publishing. ISBN 978-92-3-101709-4.
  7. al-Salāwī, Aḥmad ibn Khālid (1923). Kitāb el-istiqça li akhbār doual el-Maghrib el-Aqça (in French). Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
  8. Khaldūn, Ibn (1856). Histoire des Berbères et des dynasties musulmanes de l'Afrique Septentrionale (in French). Imprimerie du Gouvernement.
  9. Memórias de mathematica e physica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1827.
  10. Gilbert, Martin; Banks, Arthur; Bicknell, T. A. (1976). Jewish history atlas. London: Weidenfels and Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-77259-0.
  11. Boum, Aomar; Park, Thomas K. (2016-06-02). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6297-3.
  12. Salāwī, Aḥmad ibn Khālid (1925). Kitāb el-istiqça li akhbār doual el-Maghrib el-Aqça (in French). Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

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