Zawi ibn Ziri

Zawi ibn Ziri
Emir
Zirid King of Granada
Reign1013 – 1019/1020
SuccessorHabbus al-Muzaffar
Bornc. 955
Achir
Died1034 or 1035
Algiers[1]
Names
Al-Mansur Zawi ibn Ziri ibn Manad as-Sanhaji
Arabicالمنصور زاوي بن زيري بن مناد الصنهاجي
DynastyZirids
FatherZiri ibn Manad

Zawi ibn Ziri as-Sanhaji or Al-Mansur Zawi ibn Ziri ibn Manad as-Sanhaji (Arabic: المنصور زاوي بن زيري بن مناد الصنهاجي), was a chief in the Berber Sanhaja tribe. He arrived in Spain in 1000 (391) during the reign of Almanzor. He took part in the rebellion against the Caliphate of Córdoba and settled in the Cora of Elvira with followers from his Sanhaja tribe. He founded the Taifa of Granada, and founded the Zirid dynasty of Granada as its first Emir, reigning from 1013 to 1019.[1]

  1. ^ a b Aparicio, Javier Iglesia (2018-04-06). "Zawi ben Ziri, primer rey de la taifa de Granada". Historia del Condado de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-08.