Banu Ghaniya Invasion of North africa
DateNovember 1184-1237/1238
Location
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)
Abu Yusuf
Abd al-Wahid
Abdallah
Abu Zakariya Yahya
Qaraqush (c.1189-1191)
Units involved
Unknown 20,000 Calvary (1187)[1].

The Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa somtimes reffered 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].

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References edit

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

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