Qaid ibn Hammad ibn Buluggin (), (''Qayid bin Hammad bin bolowjin'') was the second
Hammadid ruler in what is now
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
.
Life
He succeeded his father
Hammad ibn Buluggin in 1029. He named his brother Yusuf as governor of North Africa, and another brother, Ouighlan, governor of Hamza (modern day
Bouira). In 1038 he was attacked by Hammama, lord of
Fes but pushed him back after which Hammama requested peace and declared his submission to the Hammadids. Four years later, he signed a treaty of peace with the
Zirid Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, who had moved against him from
Kairouan.
In 1048, when al-Muizz declared himself subject of the
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 C ...
caliph of Baghdad, Qaid confirmed his allegiance to the
Fatimid caliphs of Egypt, obtaining by caliph
Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah the title of ''Sharaf al-Dawla''.
He died in October 1054,
and was succeeded by his son
Muhsin ibn Qaid.
References
1054 deaths
Hammadids
Year of birth unknown
11th-century monarchs in Africa
11th-century Berber people
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Berber monarchs
Vassal rulers of the Fatimid Caliphate