Berber dynasty of Ifriqiya that broke from Fatimid suzerainty and faced the Banu Hilal.
The Zirid Dynasty of Ifriqiya was fatally weakened by the Hilalian invasion after 1052 CE and lost most of its territory; the last Zirid ruler al-Hasan surrendered Mahdia, his final stronghold, to the Normans of Sicily in 1148 CE, ending independent Zirid rule.
Covers the Zirids of Ifriqiya, their break from the Fatimids and the Banu Hilal invasion.
The Sanhaja Berber dynasties of the Maghreb (broad context).