- Kingdom of Nekor
Infobox Former Country
native_name = مملكة نكور
conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Nekor
common_name = Kingdom of Nekor
national_motto =
continent = Africa
region = North-Africa
country = Morocco
era = Middle Ages
status =
government_type = Monarchy
year_start = 710
year_end = 1019
event_start =
event_end =
p1 = Umayyad Empire
flag_p1 =
s1 = Azdâji
flag_s1 =
image_map_caption =
capital =Temsaman Nekor
common_languages = Berber
religion =Islam
currency =
title_leader = King
leader1 = Salih I ibn Mansur
year_leader1 = 710-749The Kingdom of Nekor ( _ar. مملكة نكور) was an emirate in the
Rif area of modern dayMorocco , with its capital initially atTemsaman but later atNekor . It was founded by an immigrant of Yemen,Salih I ibn Mansur al-Himyar ī in710 AD, byCaliph al grant. He converted the local Berber tribes toIslam ; they soon tired of the restrictions of the religion, and threw him out in favor of a person known as az-Zaydi from the Nafza tribe, but then changed their mind and took him back, and his dynasty, the Banū Sālih, ruled the region until1019 .This kingdom comprised most of the Moroccan
Rif . On the east, it included the tribes ofZouagha andDjeraoua of Ibn Abī l-ˤAys, about five days' journey from Nekor, bordering on the territory of theMatmata ,Kebdana ,Mernissa ,Ghassasa of Mt. Herek and Quluˤ Jarra belonging to the Banū Urtendi. On the west, it extended to the Banū Marwan ofGhomara and the Banū Humayd and bordered theMestassa andSenhaja . Behind these lay the Awraba, the band of Ferhun, the Banū Walīd, theZenata , the Banū Irnian and the Banū Merasen of the band of Qāsim, Lord of Sa. In the north, it was bounded by the sea, some five miles from Nekor.Banū Salih rulers
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Salih I ibn Mansur al-Himyar i "al-`Abd as-Salih" (710 -749 )
*al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih (749 -?), said to have been very pious
*Idris I ibn Salih (?-760 ), who foundedNekor
*Sa'id I ibn Idris (760 -803 ), who moved the capital to Nekor. In his reign, Nekor was sacked by theNormans , who took many prisoners, a few of whom were ransomed by theUmayyad ruler ofSpain . Later, part of theGhomara tribe revolted, led by a person called Segguen; their revolt was defeated.
*Salih II ibn Sa'id (803 -864 ), whose brother led a revolt against him, but was defeated.
*Sa'id I ibn Salih (864 -916 ); his older brother and uncle led an unsuccessful revolt against him, but he was ultimately defeated and killed by theFatimid generalMessala ibn Habus , who conquered the area for six months. However, his sons took refuge inMálaga with theUmayyad caliph , and returned once Messala had left the region and successfully expelled his garrison.
*Salih III ibn Sa'id (917 -927 ); in gratitude, he acknowledged the Umayyads as the rightful caliphs, thus transferring his nominal allegiance.
*Abd al-Badi' ibn Salih "el-Mu'ayyid" (927 -929 ); he was defeated and killed by another Fatimid general,Musa ibn Abi'l-Afiya , who destroyed Nekor again. However, the line was resumed (and the city rebuilt) by:
*Abu Ayyub Isma'il ibn 'Abd al Malik ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibnSa'id I ibn Salih (930 ?-935 ), who was defeated and killed by yet another Fatimid general, Sandal themawla . However, when Sandal departed for Fez, installing a governor calledMarmazu of theKutama tribe, the inhabitants rebelled and installed yet another member of the line:
*Musa ibn Rumi ibn Abd as-Sami` ibn Salih ibnIdris I ibn Salih (936 ?-940 ), who defeated Marmazu and sent his head to theUmayyad Caliph in Cordoba. However, he was soon exiled by his relative:
*Abd as-Sami' ibn Jurthum ibn Idris ibnSalih I ibn Mansur (940 -947 ). His people rose up and killed him, and then sent for one of his relatives fromMálaga :
*Jurthum ibn Ahmad ibn Ziyadat Allah ibnSa'id I ibn Idris (947 -970 ), who adopted theMaliki school of jurisprudence.Thenceforth, the kingdom remained in his line until the Azdâji emir
Ya'la ibn Futuh conquered it in1019 and expelled the family.All dates are converted from Hijri, and may be up to a year out. This is largely based on
Ibn Khaldun , whose account is itself based onal-Bakri .ee also
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Berghouata
*Maghrawa
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