Person

Buluggin ibn Ziri

d. 984 · 10th century · Also known as Bulukkin ibn Ziri

Buluggin ibn Ziri was a Sanhaja Berber leader, son of Ziri ibn Manad, and the founder of the Zirid dynasty. When the Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz moved to Egypt in 972, he made Buluggin governor of Ifriqiya. Ruling from Kairouan, Buluggin campaigned across the central and western Maghreb against the Zenata and the Umayyads of Córdoba.

Buluggin ibn Ziri
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Zirid emirate

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