At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Maghreb · al-Andalus & Europe
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Banu Ghaniya are the remnant of the Almoravids, and their house is of the veiled Masufa. Ibn Khaldun says that Yahya al-Masufi was among the men and brave ones of the Almoravids, held in esteem by Yusuf ibn Tashfin. 1
Origins
Yahya was killed, and left by a woman called Ghaniya two sons, Muhammad and Yahya, who grew up under the protection of Yusuf ibn Tashfin. Ali ibn Yusuf gave Yahya the western part of al-Andalus and settled him in Cordoba, and to Muhammad he gave the eastern islands of Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza, in 520 AH. 1
Ishaq ibn Muhammad then took sole control until he died in 580 AH, leaving eight sons. 1
In Ifriqiya
His son Ali ibn Muhammad moved the command to Ifriqiya. He attacked Bejaia by surprise in Safar 581 AH, took Algiers, Mazuna and Miliana, besieged the fortress, took Qafsa, and attacked Tripoli. 1
The Almohads fought them by land and sea in famous wars until their affair came to an end. 1
A second source is needed: the dates, and a second source other than Ibn Khaldun.
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Banu Ghaniya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/banu-ghaniya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.