Banu Masala or Aws was an
ibadi
Ibadism (, ) is a school of Islam concentrated in Oman established from within the Kharijites. The followers of the Ibadi sect are known as the Ibadis or, as they call themselves, The People of Truth and Integrity ().
Ibadism emerged around 6 ...
Hawwara
The Hawwara () is a Berber tribal confederation in the Maghreb, primarily in Tripolitania, with descendants in Upper Egypt and Sudan. Hawwara are amongst the most prominent tribes in Upper Egypt, with branches found mainly in Qena. They are al ...
dynasty that split off from the
Rustamids and formed a small state which controlled
L'Hillil and al Jabal (around 15-20 kms from
L'Hillil).
Establishment
The
Rustamid
The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was an Ibadi dynasty of Persian origin which ruled a state that was centered in present-day Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Ta ...
imam, Abd Al wahhab married a young girl belonging to the Luwata tribe who was promised to the Aws chief, upon hearing of this the Aws chief marched with his tribe to Wadi huwwara (about 20 kms west of Tahert) where the battle of Nahr ishlan against the Rustamids was fought however they were forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
Despite this however they were able to maintain their independence.
Capture of Tahert
Around 871/872, the Rustamid capital
Tahert
Tiaret () or Tahert () is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital of Algiers in the western region of the Hautes Plaines, i ...
was occupied by a coalition of Hawwara and Luwata troops under
Muhammad ibn Masala forcing the imam Abu bakr to leave.
Soon however divisions arose between the two tribes and the Luwata were forced to leave the city and settled in a fort named Hisn Luwata south of Tahert after which they allied with
Muhammad Abu l-Yaqzan.*
Around 878/879 the Huwwara left Tahert after concluding a treaty with Abu l-Yaqzan.
See also
*
Rustamid dynasty
The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was an Ibadi dynasty of Persian origin which ruled a state that was centered in present-day Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Ta ...
References
Medieval history of Algeria
History of Oran
Former countries in Africa
9th-century establishments in Africa
States and territories established in the 820s
Ibadi Muslims
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