Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa

12th-13th century military campaigns
Banu Ghaniya Invasion of North africa
DateNovember 1184-1237/1238
Location
Maghreb
Result
  • Invasion repelled and Balearic islands conquerd
  • Weakening of Almohad rule over Ifriqiya
  • Destruction of Qarakush's domain
Belligerents
  • Banu Ghaniya
  • Various Arab and Berber tribes (Banu Hilal and Sanhaja)
  • Qaraqush's Domain (1185- c.1189 and 1191- c.1195)
  • Almohad Caliphate
  • Hafsids
  • Qaraqush's Domain (c.1189-1191)
Commanders and leaders
  • Ali Ibn Ghaniya [ca]
  • Yahya Ibn Ghaniya [ca]
  • Qaraqush Executed (1185- c.1189 and 1191- c.1195)
Units involved
Unknown 20,000 Calvary (1187)

The Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa sometimes referred to as the Banu Ghaniya Rebellion was a series of military campaigns undertaken by the Banu Ghaniya against the Almohads in hopes of re-establishing the Almoravid dynasty from November 1184 to 1237/1238.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1971). A history of the Maghrib. Internet Archive. Cambridge [Eng.] University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-07981-5.

Bibliography

  • Baadj, Amar S. (2015). Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29620-6.
  • Öngül, Alı (2001). KARAKUŞ, Şerefeddin - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia Of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 24 Kaani - Kastamonu). Istanbul: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. pp. 354–355. ISBN 9789753894517.