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Ali ibn Ghaniya

Type Figure Region Balearic Islands Time c. 1150–1188 Also known as Ali ibn Ishaq、Ali ibn Ghaniya、علي بن إسحاق、Banu Ghaniya

Ali ibn Ishaq (Banu Ghaniya) was a leader of an Almoravid branch who overthrew his brother Muhammad in Majorca in 1184, campaigned into the eastern M…

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  1. 1184–1185Majorca · Balearic IslandsAfter his father Ishaq died in 1183, his brother Muhammad briefly submitted to the Almohads; in 1184 Ali replaced him, repelled the Almohad fleet, and immediately took the offensive in the eastern Maghreb rather than waiting under blockade.
  2. 1184–1188Béjaïa area · IfriqiyaFrom November 1184 he attacked North Africa, at one point taking Béjaïa and other places. Ali died c. 1187 or 1188, and his brother Yahya took command of the remaining North African forces, with resistance continuing until c. 1235.

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