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Maghreb Berber Revolts
Around 1007–1008, Berber forces in the central Maghreb repeatedly resisted Zirid rule;…
Timeline
- 1004–1007Central Maghreb · AlgeriaThough heavily defeated by the Zirids in 1001, the Zenata Berber tribes launched a new offensive in the central Maghreb; Hamad repelled the Zenata attack, consolidating the Zirid family's military presence in the west.
- 1007–1008Qal'at Bani Hammad · AlgeriaHamad built Qal'at Bani Hammad on the Hodna Plateau as an independent power center, controlling vast territories in the central Maghreb and effectively challenging Badis's authority in Kairouan; the pattern of Berber internal division took shape from this point.
Sources
- Hammadid–Zirid War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammadid%E2%80%93Zirid_War
- Bādīs https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/SIM-0996.xml
- The Zīrids and Ḥammādids — Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1996) https://erenow.org/postclassical/new-islamic-dynasties-chronological-genealogical-manual/14.php