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Magrawa
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The '''Magrawa''' were a
Berber tribe in central and western
Algeria.
History
The Magrawa, a tribe of
Zanata Berbers, were one of the first Berber tribes to submit to
Islam in the 7th century. They supported
Uqba ibn Nafi in his campaign to the
Atlantic in
683. They were
Kharijites from the 8th century, and allied first with the
Idrisids, and, from the 10th century, with the
Umayyads of
Caliph of Cordoba Córdoba. As a result they were caught up in the Umayyad-
Fatimid conflict in
Morocco. Although they won a victory over the allies of the Fatimids in
924, they soon became allied with them themselves. When they switched back to the side of Córdoba, they were driven out of central Morocco by the
Zirids, who ruled on behalf of the Fatimids. In
980, however, they were able to drive the
Miknasa out of
Sijilmasa.
Under Ziri ibn Atiyya (to
1001) the Magrawa achieved supremacy in
Fez, Morocco Fez under Umayyad suzerainty and expanded their territory at the expense of the
Banu Ifran. A revolt against the Umayyads was put down by
Al-Mansur, although the Magrawa were able to regain power in Fez. Under the succeeding rulers al-Muizz (
1001-
1026), Hamman (
1026-
1039) and Dunas (
1039) they consolidated their rule in northern and central Morocco. However, internal power struggles after
1060 enabled the
Almoravids to conquer them in
1070 and put an end to their rule.
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