Afṭasid dynasty

Afṭasid dynasty

▪ Berber dynasty
      Muslim Berber dynasty that ruled one of the party kingdoms (ṭāʾifahs) at Badajoz in western Spain (1022–94) in the period of disunity after the demise of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba. The Lower Frontier (modern central Portugal) had enjoyed a measure of autonomy after the death of the Umayyad caliph al-Ḥakam II (976), when it was ruled by his freed slave, Sābūr (976–1022). In 1022, at Sābūr's death, his minister ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn Maslamah, who was known as Ibn al-Afṭas, seized control of the kingdom and, assuming the title Al-Manṣūr Billāh (“Victorious by God”), ruled fairly peacefully until 1045. But trouble with the neighbouring ʿAbbādids of Sevilla (Seville), which had begun at the end of al-Manṣūr's rule, consumed the energies of his son Muḥammad al-Muẓaffar (reigned 1045–60). Constant warfare weakened Badajoz sufficiently to allow the Christian king Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon to extort tribute from al-Muẓaffar and then to capture the frontier garrisons of Viseu and Lamego (1057). Ferdinand also took Coimbra and the surrounding area as far north as the Douro River (1063), in present Portugal. ʿUmar al-Mutawakkil (reigned 1068–94) was also forced to pay tribute to Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon; and he made an unsuccessful attempt to annex Toledo, which was held by a rival Muslim dynasty (1080). When Toledo was eventually taken by Alfonso in 1085, al-Mutawakkil and several other Muslim kings appealed to the Almoravids of North Africa for assistance. Almoravid armies defeated Alfonso at al-Zallāqah near Badajoz (October 23, 1086), establishing a foothold in Spain. Hence, al-Mutawakkil tried to bargain for Alfonso VI's support, but Badajoz fell to the Almoravids in 1094, and al-Mutawakkil and two of his sons were executed.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Aftasid dynasty — The Aftasids (from the Arabic Banu l Aftas or Banu al Aftas ) were a Arabized Berber Miknasa dynasty in Badajoz (1022 1094) in the Al Andalus (Moorish Iberia).When the Caliphate of Cordoba broke up into the Taifa kingdoms, the Berber mercenary… …   Wikipedia

  • Taifa of Badajoz — Infobox Former Country native name = Ta waif al Batalyaws conventional long name = Taifa of Badajoz common name = Taifa of Badajoz national motto = continent = Europe region = Mediterranean country = Spain era = Middle Ages government type =… …   Wikipedia

  • Miknasa — The Miknasa were a Berber tribe in Morocco and western Algeria. The Miknasa Berbers originated in southern Tunisia, but migrated westwards into central Morocco and western Algeria in pre Islamic times. The modern Moroccan city of Meknes bears… …   Wikipedia

  • Aftasids — (1022 1095)    They are an Arabized Hispano Berber dynasty belonging to the Maknassa clans settled in the area north of Cordoba. They are also known as Banu Aftas and sometimes referred to as Banu Maslama. At one time, with their seat at Badajoz …   Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”