Banu al-Rand
Banu al-Rand بنو الرند | |||||||||
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| 1053–1159 | |||||||||
| Status | Nominal vassal of the Abbasid Caliphate | ||||||||
| Capital | Gafsa | ||||||||
| Other languages | Berber languages Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 1053-1072 | Abdullah ibn al-Rand | ||||||||
• 1072-1159 | Abu Umar al-Mu'tazz | ||||||||
• 1168 | Ali ibn al-Aziz | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1053 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1159 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tunisia | ||||||||
Banu al-Rand, was a Sunni Muslim Berber dynasty, centered on Gafsa, in present-day Tunisia, between approximately 1053 and 1159. It was estbalished by Abdullah ibn al-Rand.