Battle of al-Funt (1038)

Battle of al-Funt

The Taifa kingdoms in 1037, one year before the battle of al-Funt (1038)
Date4 August 1038
Location
al-Funt
Result Zirid victory
Belligerents
Zirid Taifa of Granada Amirid Taifa of Almería
Commanders and leaders
Badis ibn Habus
Buluggin ibn Habus
Samuel ibn Naghrela		 Zuhayr al-Siqlabi  †
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of al-Funt (Friday 4 August 1038)[1] was a battle that took place near modern-day Deifontes between the forces of the Taifa of Granada ruled by Badis ibn Habus against the forces of the Taifa of Almería lead by Zuhayr al-Siqlabi,[2][3] it ended with a Granadan Zirid victory and the death of Zuhayr, marking an end to the hegemony of the Amirids in Eastern Andalucia.[2]

Background

In 1038, the Zirid king of Granada Habbus al-Muzaffar died and his son Badis ibn Habus succeeded him as the new king of the Taifa, hearing the death of Habbus, Zuhayr cast covetous eyes on Granada, he dissolved his alliance with the Zirids and decided to attack the Taifa of Granada territory after accepting his Vizier Abbas advice.[4][5]

Battle

Zuhayr troops pitched camp near al-Funt (Deifontes) near Granada, Badis ibn Habus appointed his brother Bullugin in charge of the Zirid army,[4] Samuel ibn Naghrillah participated in the campaign too,[6] they meet the Amirids in al-Funt,[2] where the later got defeated[6] in one hour,[7] Zuhayr was killed[1] and some notable men like Ibn Hazm were captured in 4 August 1038.[2][6]

Aftermath

The Battle marked an end to the Amirids hegemony in Eastern Andalucia,[2] Badis ibn Habus conquered Zuhayr's territory and secured the district adjacent Almería, he succeeded in taking his enemy Zuhayr secretary and ordered his death for being responsible of the conflict.[7]

Almería was captured by Abd al-Aziz al-Mansur and given to ibn Sumadih, the later declared independence with Badis ibn Habus consent, eventually making Almería under the Granadan influence.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Boloix-Gallardo, Bárbara (2021-11-22). A Companion to Islamic Granada. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-42581-1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Adang, Camilla; Fierro, Maribel; Schmidtke, Sabine (2012-12-19). Ibn ?azm of Cordoba: The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23424-6.
  3. ^ Alfonso, Esperanza (2007-11-13). Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes: Al-Andalus from the Tenth to Twelfth Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-07480-8.
  4. ^ a b Tibi, A. T. (2023-09-29). The Tibyān: Memoirs of 'Abd Allāh B. Buluggīn, Last Zīrid Amīr of Granada. Translated from the Emended Arabic Text and Provided with Introduction, Notes and Comments. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-62420-7.
  5. ^ Brann, Ross (2002). Power in the Portrayal: Representations of Jews and Muslims in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Islamic Spain. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14673-7.
  6. ^ a b c Delgado, José Martínez (2020-06-29). Kitāb al-mustalḥaq by Ibn Ǧanāḥ of Cordoba: A Critical Edition, with an English Translation, Based on All the Known Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts. Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 11 (in Hebrew). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-42751-8.
  7. ^ a b Tibi, A. T. (2023-09-29). The Tibyān: Memoirs of 'Abd Allāh B. Buluggīn, Last Zīrid Amīr of Granada. Translated from the Emended Arabic Text and Provided with Introduction, Notes and Comments. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-62420-7.
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