Politics of Ifriqiya (1130s)

Name: Politics of Ifriqiya (1130s)
Start: 1131
End: 1140

Type Event Region Ifriqiya Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s Ifriqiya was fragmented despite nominal Zirid rule, with the Hammadids holding the center, Bedouin tribes controlling the interior, Norm…

Timeline

1131–1135Mahdia · IfriqiyaUnder Hasan ibn Ali the Zirid dynasty controlled only a few coastal cities, while the interior pastures were effectively held by Arab tribes such as the Hilal and Sulaym, severely limiting central tax collection and military mobilization.
1133–1138Constantine (Algeria) · AlgeriaThe Hammadid dynasty maintained an independent kingdom in central Algeria alongside the Zirids, while the Norman Kingdom of Sicily continuously raided the Tunisian coast, forcing Ifriqiya's factions to seek outside aid.
1136–1140Tlemcen · AlgeriaAfter victory in western Morocco, the Almohads pushed east as far as Tlemcen; some Berber tribes defied to the new power, tilting the political balance in western Ifriqiya and laying groundwork for the Almohad eastward advance of the late 12th century.

Sources

A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period — Jamil M. Abun-Nasr (1987)