Depth
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mardanish, ruler of eastern al-Andalus in the time of the weakness of the Almoravids and the rise of the Almohads. 2
The struggle with the Almohads
He fought Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali and sought the help of the Christians against the Almohads. Abd al-Mu'min and his commander Ibn Hamshak defeated him in the plain of Granada in a defeat in which many were killed, and in 557 AH Abd al-Mu'min took Granada out of his hands. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
al-Rushati al-Mariyyi· ابن حبيش الحافظ· al-Andalus· death of Ibn Mardanīsh — Yūsuf ibn ʿAbd al-Muʾmin takes his lands· The fall of Almeria to the Christians, 542 AH
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 479
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.479
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islam.museum contributors. “ابن مردنيش صاحب شرق الأندلس”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-mardanish/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.