Zirid dynasty facts for kids

Zirid dynasty
Zirid dynasty ;
	973–1152
Capital	Ashir (before 1057)r; Kairouan (until 1057); Mahdia (after 1057)
Common languages	Berber, Classical Arabic, African Romance
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Monarchy
Sultan
• 973–984	Buluggin ibn Ziri
• 1121–1152	Abul-Hasan al-Hasan ibn Ali
History
• Established	973
• Disestablished	1152
Currency	Dinar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Fatimid Caliphate
Hammadid dynasty
Almohad dynasty

The Zirid dynasty were a Berber group. They were from what is now modern Algeria. The capital was Kairouan.

The Hammadids came from this group.

Zirid rulers

Abul-Futuh Sayf ad-Dawla Bologhine Ibn Ziri (973-983)
Abul-Fat'h al-Mansur ibn Buluggin (983-995)
Abu Qatada Nasir ad-Dawla Badis ibn Mansur (995-1016)
Sharaf ad-Dawla al-Muizz ibn Badis (1016–1062) declared independence from the Fatimids 1048, changed capital to Mahdia in 1057 after Kairouan was lost to the Banu Hilal.
Abu Tahir Tamim ibn al-Muizz (1062–1108); changed the khutba to refer to the Abbasid Caliph in 1087, marking a final break with the Fatimids.
Yahya ibn Tamim (1108–1131)
Ali ibn Yahya (1115–1121)
Abul-Hasan al-Hasan ibn Ali (1121–1152)

The Zirid realm (dark green) after the secession of the Hammadids (1018) and before the influx of Banu Hilal tribes (1052)