Zirid Vassalage, Break with the Fatimids, and the Banu Hilal Invasion (972–1100)

1. Buluggin ibn Ziri confirmed as Fatimid viceroy

   Oct 2, 972Labels: Buluggin ibn, Fatimid Caliphate

   • Fatimid Egypt
   • Zirids

2. Buluggin establishes Zirid residence at al-Mansuriyya

   Dec 20, 972Labels: Sabra al-Mansuriyya, Buluggin ibn

   • Zirids

3. Hammad declares independence; Abbasid allegiance in khutba

   Jan 1, 1014Labels: Hammad ibn, Abbasid Caliphate

   • Hammadids
   • H Z War

4. Al-Muʿizz ibn Badis begins Zirid reign

   May 10, 1016Labels: Al-Mu izz, Zirid Dynasty

   • Badis
   • Britannica

5. Treaty recognizes Hammadid independence

   Jan 5, 1018Labels: Hammadids, Zirid Dynasty

   • H Z War

6. Zirids renounce Fatimid suzerainty and Shiʿism

   Jan 1, 1048Labels: Al-Mu izz, Fatimid Caliphate

   • Britannica
   • Hilalian

7. Banu Hilal devastate Cyrenaica en route west

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Banu Hilal, Cyrenaica

   • Hilalian
   • Haydaran

8. Battle of Yawm al-Nahr opens Zirid–Hilal fighting

   Apr 13, 1052Labels: Battle of, Banu Hilal

   • Yawm Nahr

9. Battle of Haydaran: Zirids decisively defeated

   Apr 14, 1052Labels: Battle of, Banu Hilal

   • Haydaran
   • Hilalian

10. Zirids abandon Kairouan; capital shifts to Mahdia

    Jan 1, 1057Labels: Kairouan, Mahdia

    • Britannica
    • Algeria Hist

11. Local principality forms under the Banu Khurasan in Tunis

    Jan 1, 1058Labels: Banu Khurasan, Tunis

    • Khurasan
    • Algeria Hist

12. Tamim ibn al-Muʿizz succeeds as Zirid ruler

    Sep 2, 1062Labels: Tamim ibn, Zirid Dynasty

    • Tamim
    • Algeria Hist

13. Pisan–Genoese raid sacks Mahdia

    Aug 1, 1087Labels: Pisa, Genoa

    • Mahdia 1087
    • Tamim

14. Zirids recapture Gabès

    Jan 1, 1097Labels: Gab s, Zirid Dynasty

    • Algeria Hist
    • Zirids

15. Zirids capture Sfax amid coastal reconsolidation

    Jan 1, 1100Labels: Sfax, Zirid Dynasty

    • Algeria Hist
    • Zirids