Hammudid state

دولة بني حمود

1016 CE · 407 AH – 1083 CE · 476 AH

The state of Banu Hammud ibn Maymun of the Idrisids at Ceuta, Tangier and the Ghumara lands, then in al-Andalus; when the Amirid state collapsed the Berbers set up Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, and the brothers Ali and al-Qasim ibn Hammud stood him in good stead — Ali took Tangier, rebelled, crossed to Andalus and assumed the caliphate, and his house (al-Qasim, Yahya, Idris) held Cordoba, Malaga and Algeciras, until their Saqali client the hajib Sakkut the Barghawati seized Ceuta and Tangier, whom Yusuf ibn Tashfin destroyed in 476, finding among his hoard the seal-ring of Yahya ibn Ali — and the Hammudid state ended.

Overview

The Hammudid state, of the Idrisids, descended from Hammud ibn Maymun, in Ceuta, Tangier and the land of Ghumara, and then in al-Andalus. It began with Ali ibn Hammud taking the caliphate in Cordoba in 407 AH (1016 CE), and ended with the killing of Sakut the Barghawati in Ceuta in 476 AH (1083 CE). ¹

Ali ibn Hammud

When the Amirid state died out, the Berbers appointed Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, and Ali and al-Qasim, the sons of Hammud, became close to him. Sulayman appointed Ali over Tangier, but he broke away, called himself caliph, crossed to al-Andalus and took the caliphate. ¹

The family and the freedmen

Members of his family, al-Qasim, Yahya and Idris, succeeded one another in Cordoba, Malaga and Algeciras. Then Sakut the Barghawati, the chamberlain, a freedman of theirs, made himself independent in Ceuta and Tangier. ¹

The end

Yusuf ibn Tashfin attacked him in 476 AH and killed him, and his treasures were found, among them the ring of Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud. Their state died out. ¹

A second source is needed: the year the state came to an end is not recorded in the data.

Hammudid state

At a glance

In time

Overview

Ali ibn Hammud

The family and the freedmen

The end

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