Zirid dynasty

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Berber dynasty dynasty medieval state

The Zirid dynasty was a medieval Berber royal house that ruled parts of North Africa, particularly Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria), as vassals of the Fatimids before asserting their independence and later declining after Bedouin invasions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Zirid dynasty of Granada 3
Zirid dynasty canonical 1
Zirid dynasty (Berber dynasty) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Berber dynasty ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
medieval state ⓘ
capital Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahdia NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDecline Banu Hilal invasions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bedouin invasions ⓘ
conflict Banu Hilal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
currency dinar ⓘ
declaredIndependenceFrom Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1148 ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ
event recognition of Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
foundedBy Ziri ibn Manad NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Norman Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCity Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahdia NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Ziri ibn Manad NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler Al-Mansur ibn Buluggin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al-Muizz ibn Badis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamim ibn al-Muizz NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlord Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf history of Algeria ⓘ
history of Tunisia ⓘ
precededBy Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayLocation Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
rulingHouse Sanhaja NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatedFrom Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 973 ⓘ
succeededBy Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Norman Kingdom of Sicily in coastal cities ⓘ
territory Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ
tribalAffiliation Sanhaja Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ
vassalOf Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banu Hilal → associatedWith → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
Amazigh → hasNotableEmpire → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zirid dynasty (Berber dynasty)
Islamic West → majorDynasty → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zirids
Taifa of Málaga → rulingDynasty → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zirid dynasty of Granada
Alcazaba → earlierFortificationCulture → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zirid dynasty of Granada
Taifa of Granada → rulingDynasty → Zirid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zirid dynasty of Granada