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Banū Ghāniya

Berber tribe
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The Banū Ghāniya were a Berber family that ruled the Balearic Islands in the name of the Almoravids. They later took control of Ifriqiyyah (modern-day Tunisia) and eastern Algeria. In 1184, they invaded eastern Algeria and, with local Arab tribal support, ended Almohad authority in the region. By 1203, they had also taken control of Tunisia. The Almohad caliph al-Nāṣir eventually restored Almohad authority in the region through military campaigns between 1205 and 1207. The Banū Ghāniya's rebellion was ultimately suppressed by the Hafsids in 1227.1

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  1. North Africa - The Maghrib under the Almoravids and the Almohads
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