Banu Khurasan

Banu Khurasan بني خراسان
c. 1058–1159
Capital	Tunis
Common languages	Arabic, Berber
Religion	Islam (Sunni)
Government	Monarchy
Emir
• 1058-1095	Abd al-Haqq ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Khurasan
• 1149-1159	Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Aziz
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	c. 1058
• Disestablished	1159
Preceded by Succeeded by Zirid dynasty Almohad Caliphate

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The Banu Khurasan (Arabic: بنو خراسان, romanized: Banu Khurasan)^[1] or Khurasanid dynasty^[2] was a Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled an independent principality centered on Tunis, in present-day Tunisia, between approximately 1058 and 1159.^[1] They rose to power following the political vacuum left behind by the Zirids when they abandoned Kairouan for Mahdia in 1157, in the face of pressure from the Banu Hilal. While de facto independent, they continued to recognize the suzerainty of either Zirids or the Hammadids for much of this period. Their rule was interrupted by Hammadid annexation from 1128 and 1148, and their authority came to a final end with the Almohad conquest in 1159.^[1]