Abul-Hasan al-Hasan ibn Ali () (also known as "Al-Hassan ibn Ziri"; 1109–1171) was the last ruler of the
Zirid dynasty
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in
Ifriqiya (1121–1152). He succeeded
Ali ibn Yahya.
Under his reign, piracy became an important source of income, although this destabilised relationships with Christian maritime interests. In order to secure trade in the
Mediterranean
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he was forced to accept dependence on the
Norman
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* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
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Sicily
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Between 1146 and 1148 the Zirid realm collapsed, and Abul-Hasan lost all of his realm except for
Algiers, until it in turn fell to the
Almohad Caliphate.
Abdul-Hasan lived in
Marrakesh until his death, securing some power of governance over
al-Mahdiya
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References
*Giosuè Musca, ''Il mezzogiorno normanno-svevo e le crociate'', Centro di studi normanno-svevi, Università di Bari (p. 106)
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1109 births
1171 deaths
Zirid emirs of Ifriqiya
People from Marrakesh
12th-century Berber people
12th-century rulers in Africa
12th-century people of Ifriqiya