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Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya : The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th Centuries).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the History and Society of the Maghrib SerEdition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (262 pages)ISBN:
  • 9789004298576
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya : The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th Centuries)DDC classification:
  • 961.022
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Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Transliteration -- List of Tables and Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Setting the Stage -- 1.1 Geography -- 1.2 The Berbers -- 1.3 Trade Routes -- 1.4 Bil��d al-S��d��n and the Sources of Gold -- 1.5 Northwest Africa down to the Hil��l�� Invasion (Mid-Eleventh Century) -- Chapter 2 -- The Eastern Maghrib in the Period of City-States and Petty Dynasties -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Zirid State in al-Mahd��ya -- 2.3 Qaf���a and the Ban�� al-Rand -- 2.4 Tunis and the Ban�� Khur��s��n -- 2.5 Q��bis and the Ban�� J��mi�� -- 2.6 ���f��qus -- 2.7 The Hammadids in al-Maghrib al-Awsa��� -- Chapter 3 -- The Coming of the Almohads and the Rise of the Ban�� Gh��niya -- 3.1 The Almoravids and the Realignment of the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes -- 3.2 The Almohads and the Unification of the Maghrib -- 3.3 The Emergence of the Ban�� Gh��niya -- 3.4 The Invasion of Africa -- Chapter 4 -- The Emergence of a New Order in Egypt -- 4.1 Economic Conditions in Egypt under the Fatimids -- 4.2 The Rise of ���al����� al-D��n and the Ayyubids in Egypt -- Chapter 5 -- The Ayyubids and the West -- 5.1 ���al����� al-D��n's Interest in the Maghrib -- 5.2 Sharaf al-D��n Qar��q��sh and the Conquest of Libya and Ifr��qiya -- Chapter 6 -- The Almohad Response under al-Man�����r -- 6.1 Ya��q��b al-Man�����r Reconquers Ifr��qiya -- 6.2 The Correspondence between ���al����� al-D��n and Ya��q��b al-Man�����r -- Chapter 7 -- The Long Career of Ya���y�� b. Gh��niya -- 7.1 Ya���y�� b. Gh��niya Conquers Ifr��qiya -- 7.2 The Almohads Capture the Balearic Islands -- 7.3 The Caliph al-N�����ir Invades Ifr��qiya -- 7.4 Ya���y�� Expands His Raids throughout the Almohad Empire -- 7.5 The Death of Qar��q��sh -- 7.6 The End of the Ban�� Gh��niya and the Transition to Hafsid Rule in Ifr��qiya -- Chapter 8 -- Conclusion -- 8.1 An Appraisal of ���al����� al-D��n's Maghrib�� Policy -- 8.2 The Legacy of the Ban�� Gh��niya and Qar��q��sh in North Africa.
Appendix A -- Primary Sources -- A.1 Maghrib�� Historians -- A.2 Mashriq�� Historians -- A.3 Geographers and Travelers -- Tables -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In Saladin, the Almohads and the Ban�� Gh��niya,, Baadj gives us the first comprehensive, modern study of the rivalry and conflicts between the Ayyubids, Almohads, and the Ban�� Gh��niya in North Africa in the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Transliteration -- List of Tables and Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Setting the Stage -- 1.1 Geography -- 1.2 The Berbers -- 1.3 Trade Routes -- 1.4 Bil��d al-S��d��n and the Sources of Gold -- 1.5 Northwest Africa down to the Hil��l�� Invasion (Mid-Eleventh Century) -- Chapter 2 -- The Eastern Maghrib in the Period of City-States and Petty Dynasties -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Zirid State in al-Mahd��ya -- 2.3 Qaf���a and the Ban�� al-Rand -- 2.4 Tunis and the Ban�� Khur��s��n -- 2.5 Q��bis and the Ban�� J��mi�� -- 2.6 ���f��qus -- 2.7 The Hammadids in al-Maghrib al-Awsa��� -- Chapter 3 -- The Coming of the Almohads and the Rise of the Ban�� Gh��niya -- 3.1 The Almoravids and the Realignment of the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes -- 3.2 The Almohads and the Unification of the Maghrib -- 3.3 The Emergence of the Ban�� Gh��niya -- 3.4 The Invasion of Africa -- Chapter 4 -- The Emergence of a New Order in Egypt -- 4.1 Economic Conditions in Egypt under the Fatimids -- 4.2 The Rise of ���al����� al-D��n and the Ayyubids in Egypt -- Chapter 5 -- The Ayyubids and the West -- 5.1 ���al����� al-D��n's Interest in the Maghrib -- 5.2 Sharaf al-D��n Qar��q��sh and the Conquest of Libya and Ifr��qiya -- Chapter 6 -- The Almohad Response under al-Man�����r -- 6.1 Ya��q��b al-Man�����r Reconquers Ifr��qiya -- 6.2 The Correspondence between ���al����� al-D��n and Ya��q��b al-Man�����r -- Chapter 7 -- The Long Career of Ya���y�� b. Gh��niya -- 7.1 Ya���y�� b. Gh��niya Conquers Ifr��qiya -- 7.2 The Almohads Capture the Balearic Islands -- 7.3 The Caliph al-N�����ir Invades Ifr��qiya -- 7.4 Ya���y�� Expands His Raids throughout the Almohad Empire -- 7.5 The Death of Qar��q��sh -- 7.6 The End of the Ban�� Gh��niya and the Transition to Hafsid Rule in Ifr��qiya -- Chapter 8 -- Conclusion -- 8.1 An Appraisal of ���al����� al-D��n's Maghrib�� Policy -- 8.2 The Legacy of the Ban�� Gh��niya and Qar��q��sh in North Africa.

Appendix A -- Primary Sources -- A.1 Maghrib�� Historians -- A.2 Mashriq�� Historians -- A.3 Geographers and Travelers -- Tables -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Index.

In Saladin, the Almohads and the Ban�� Gh��niya,, Baadj gives us the first comprehensive, modern study of the rivalry and conflicts between the Ayyubids, Almohads, and the Ban�� Gh��niya in North Africa in the 12th and 13th centuries.

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