Definition of Zirids. Meaning of Zirids. Synonyms of Zirids

- the eponymous founder of the dynasty, the Zirids were emirs who ruled in the name of the Fatimids. The Zirids gradually established their autonomy in Ifriqiya...
- eventually conquered by the Almoravids in 1090, putting an end to Zirid rule in Granada. The Zirids were a Sanhaja Berber clan from the central Maghreb (present-day...
- Maghreb to punish the Zirids and Hammadids. After devastating Cyrenica in 1050, the Banu Hilal advanced westwards towards the Zirids. The Hilalians proceeded...
- The Zirids conquered the western Maghreb in 979 when Buluggin Ibn Ziri led a campaign to expand his territory. He captured most of present-day Morocco...
- Sicily, originating from modern Algeria, the Zirids only controlled modern Ifriqiya by the 11th century. The Zirids recognised nominal suzerainty of the Fatimid...
- their relations with Baghdad and Cairo was that of opposing the Zirids. Whenever the Zirids recognized one of two rival caliphs, the Hammadids would declare...
- 1159. They rose to power following the political vacuum left behind by the Zirids when they abandoned Kairouan for Mahdia in 1157, in the face of pressure...
- the eponymous founder of the dynasty, the Zirids were emirs who ruled in the name of the Fatimids. The Zirids gradually established their autonomy in Ifriqiya...
- dynasty appeared to be on the brink of extinction. Unfortunately for the Zirids, Badis died unexpectedly in 407 AH/1016, and he was succeeded by his eight-year-old...
- Egypt. The Fatimids slowly lost control over Ifriqiya as their regents, the Zirids, became more and more autonomous until the mid-11th century when they fully...