Zawi ibn Ziri
Founder of the Zirid dynasty of Granada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zawi ibn Ziri as-Sanhaji or Al-Mansur Zawi ibn Ziri ibn Manad as-Sanhaji (Arabic: المنصور زاوي بن زيري بن مناد الصنهاجي), was a chief in the Berber Sanhaja tribe. He arrived in Spain in 1000 (391) during the reign of Almanzor. He took part in the rebellion against the Caliphate of Córdoba and settled in the Cora of Elvira with followers from his Sanhaja tribe. He founded the Taifa of Granada, and founded the Zirid dynasty of Granada as its first Emir, reigning from 1013 to 1019.[1]
Quick Facts Zirid King of Granada, Reign ...
Zawi ibn Ziri | |||||
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Emir | |||||
Zirid King of Granada | |||||
Reign | 1013 – 1019/1020 | ||||
Successor | Habbus al-Muzaffar | ||||
Born | c. 955 Achir | ||||
Died | 1034 or 1035 Algiers[1] | ||||
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Arabic | المنصور زاوي بن زيري بن مناد الصنهاجي | ||||
Dynasty | Zirids | ||||
Father | Ziri ibn Manad |
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