Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa

The Banu Ghaniya invasion of North Africa sometimes referred to as the Banu Ghaniya Rebellion was a series of military campaigns undertaken by the Banu Ghaniya against the Almohads in hopes of re-establishing the Almoravid dynasty from November 1184 to 1237/1238.

Banu Ghaniya Invasion of North africa
Date November 1184-1237/1238 Location Maghreb Result Invasion repelled and Balearic islands conquered Weakening of Almohad rule over Ifriqiya Destruction of Qarakush's domain
Belligerents
Banu Ghaniya Various Arab and Berber tribes (Banu Hilal and Sanhaja) Qaraqush's Domain (1185- c.1188 - c.1195)	Almohad Caliphate Hafsids Qaraqush's Domain (c.1185-1187)
Commanders and leaders
Ali Ibn Ghaniya Yahya Ibn Ghaniya Qaraqush  (1185- c.1189)	Abu Yusuf Muhammad al-Nasir Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs Abdallah Abu Zakariya Yahya Qaraqush (c.1185-1187)
Units involved
Unknown	20,000 Cavalry (1187)

See also

Battle of Sebiba

Battle of Haydaran

Battle of setif

Char Bouba war

Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya

Bibliography

• Baadj, Amar S. (2015). Saladin, the Almohads and the Banu Ghaniya. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29620-6.
• Öngül, Alı (2001). KARAKUŞ, Şerefeddin - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia Of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 24 Kaani - Kastamonu). Istanbul: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. pp. 354–355. ISBN 9789753894517.