Banu al-Rand | |||||||||
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| 1053–1159 | |||||||||
.png) Map of Banu al-Rand emirate during the period of Abdullah ibn al-Rand which is the greatest extent of the dynasty | |||||||||
| Capital | Gafsa | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic, Berber | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (Sunni) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• | Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn al-Rand | ||||||||
• | Yahya ibn Tamim | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1053 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1159 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tunisia | ||||||||
Banu al-Rand is a Sunni muslim Berber dynasty. Abdullah ibn Muhammed ibn al-Rand the estbalsiher of the dynasty was Gafsa governors appointed by zirids but after the arab invasions he declared independence in 1053 and estbalsihed a strong state in Ifriqiya. the state has fallen after Abd al-Mu'min al-Kumi invaded Gafsa in 1159.