Banu Hilal

Arab Bedouin tribal confederation from Najd, kin to the Banu Sulaym. Some of its clans moved into Egypt, Iraq and Syria; in the 970s they sided with the Qarmatians and were confined by the Fatimids to Upper Egypt, and in the mid-11th century the Fatimids sent them against the Zirids of Ifriqiya. Their settlement in the Maghreb was a major factor in its Arabization, and their migration is the subject of the epic Sirat Bani Hilal.

Events

1 event

Regions

Africa

In the threads

Africa (11th–12th c.)

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Events

• The Banu Hilal invade Ifriqiyabetween 1050 and 1051 – 1057 · Africa

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Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Banu Hilal
2. Wikipedia (Russian): Бану Хиляль
3. Wikidata: Q790108