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Habbus ibn Maksan
Habbus ibn Maksan (died 1038) was the Zirid ruler of Granada from about 1019 and the real founder of its Berber dynasty. A nephew of Zawi ibn Ziri, he took power when his uncle returned to Ifriqiya and built Granada up as a capital. He brought the Jewish scholar Samuel ibn Naghrela into his service, and was succeeded by his son Badis.
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