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Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis

Type Figure Region Zirid Time 1008–1062 Also known as Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis、المعز بن باديس、Muizz ibn Badis

Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis was the fourth Zirid emir, born in 1008 and died in 1062, ruling Ifriqiya (roughly present-day Tunisia) from 1016 to 1062.…

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  1. 1016–1048Kairouan · Kairouan ProvinceHe succeeded after the death of his father Badis in 1016, with his aunt Sayyida bint Mansur as regent. In 1018 he recognized the independence of the Hammadid branch, and in 1048 he publicly broke away from the Fatimids and recognized the Abbasids.
  2. 1051–1062Mahdia · Mahdia ProvinceThe Fatimids instigated the invasion of the Banu Hilal tribe; defeated at Haydaran in 1052, in 1057 he abandoned Kairouan and moved the capital to Mahdia, his rule limited to the coastal strip; he died in 1062 and his son al-Tamim succeeded him.

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