Military operation

Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa

Nov 1184 – 1237 · 30.00° N, 5.00° E

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When
Nov 1184 – 1237
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
30.00° N, 5.00° E
Description
1184 military campaigns

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Banu Ghaniya

Sanhaja Berber dynasty

The Banu Ghaniya were a Massufa Sanhaja Berber dynasty and a branch of the Almoravids. Their first leader, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf, a son of Ali ibn Yusuf al-Massufi and the Almoravid Princess Ghaniya, was appointed as governor of the Balearic Islands in 1126.

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