Emirate of Banu Talis
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Emirate of Banu Talis | |
|---|---|
| 1228–1551 | |
| Capital | Bani Walid |
| Religion | Islam |
| History | |
• Established | 1228 |
• Disestablished | 1551 |
| Today part of | Libya |
Banu Talis was a Hawwara[1] Dynasty, which appeared in Libya in 1228 and established the city of Bani Walid as its capital.[2]
Rise
[edit]The dynasty was founded by the scholar Sheikh Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Al-Rashid bin Talis Al-Abdari Al-Qayrawani.[3][4] It was said that he was Andalusi by birth.[citation needed]
Stories differ about the reason behind Ibn Talis' exodus to Tripoli. Some sources claim that Abd al-Dar took refuge there after fleeing a dispute that occurred between him and some scholars of Kairouan who conspired with the Sultan against him. He and those with him fled across the sea to Tripoli.[5][6] Other sources claim that he was assigned to Tripoli by the ruling Hafsid dynasty.[citation needed]
Ibn Talis arrived in Wadi Bani Walid in 1228. The Hawwara Berber and Hilali Arab residents of the region gathered around him (perhaps due to his noble Qurashi lineage). He became a major force in the country.[citation needed]
He made several reforms in the region. He dug between 300[6] and 360[5] wells, and built several palaces,[5][6] including the famous "Ibn Talis Palace", as the seat of his power.[citation needed]
He built several zawiyas[6] and the emirate flourished during his reign. Trade, agriculture, and pottery makingspread, and prominent scholars appeared, whose fame spread throughout North Africa and Sub-Saharan Sudan. These included Sheikh "Abdul Salam al-Fitouri",[4] known as "Abdul Salam al-Asmar", to whom students come from many countries.[citation needed]
The emirate's influence extended from the borders of Cyrenaica in the east to Tajoura region in the west, and from the sea in the north to mainland Fezzan in the south, but its power was concentrated near the coast in the cities of: Bani Walid, Sirte, Tarhuna, Misrata, Zliten and Masalata. Mujahid Sheikh “Abdul Wahid Al-Doukali” was a student of the scholar "Ibn Tlis" himself, and Sheikh "Karim Al-Din Al-Barmouni" and many others. Sheikh Ibn Tellis died at the age of 53 and was buried in Kairouan.[citation needed]
Fall
[edit]The emirate suffered from invasion more than once, beginning with the Spanish invasion in 1510 AD.[4][7] It targeted the city of Masalata, the cultural capital of the emirate, and the Banu Tellis were able to repel this occupation under the leadership of Sheikh "Abdul Wahid Al-Doukali."[citation needed]
The Ottoman Turkish invasion came during the reign of the last prince, "Ali II", who resisted them for 26 years. Then they invaded in 1603 AD with an army of 10,000 fighters supported by local tribes. The emirate's headquarters in Qasr Bin Talis was destroyed, the city was completely burned, and most of the members of the ruling family were killed.[7] After that an unknowen sheikhdom ruled.[4]
Those who remained alive fled to the southwest of the city of Tripoli and became part of a tribal alliance there known as "Burshfana", in which they are numbered to this day and are known as the "Awlad Talis" tribe.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Garnier, Sébastien (2023-11-23). "The emirate of the Banū Tellīs in the 15th c. CE / إمارة بني تليس في القرن 15 م". LibMed (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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- ^ a b c d شكر, عبد الفتاح فتحى ابو حسن. الإحياء بعد الإنساء - الجزء الاول (in Arabic). ktab INC.
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- ^ a b c d Garnier, Sébastien (2023-11-23). "The emirate of the Banū Tellīs in the 15th c. CE / إمارة بني تليس في القرن 15 م". LibMed (in French). doi:10.58079/qvt1. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b شكر, عبد الفتاح فتحى عبد الفتاح ابو حسن. الإحياء بعد الإنساء - الجزء الثانى (in Arabic). ktab INC.