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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
قلعة بني متكود
CapitalMisrata
Largest cityMazara del Vallo
Religion
Ibadism
Sunni Islam
CurrencyTarì[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Aghlabids
Kingdom of Sicily
Today part ofLibya
Malta
sicily

Banu Matkud or Castle of Ibn Matkud (قلعة ابن متكود (Arabic)) was a Hawwara city-state in Misrata from the 9th century[2][3] to 1128 AD.[4] Its members were hostile to the Berbers.[5]:196

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Mazara

Banu Matkud were an Ibadi of Hawwara who were associated Nafusa Mountains a large tribal confedrate[6] and the elite frontier of both the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century and the Fatimid Caliphate which granted them the castle of Mazara del Vallo and a autonomous rule,[2] allowed their port city to become an important maritime trade port.[7] while their main trade were mainly to Djerid.[8]

According to the Geographer Ibn Hawqal the rulers would pay Zakat to the Governor of Tripoli.[9]

Colonization of Malta

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During the reconquest of Malta, Banu Matkud along with the Nefzaoua and the Zenata would establish settlements and colonies. They likely became a significant portion of the Maltese demographics.[10]

Ibn Rashiq's time in Mazara

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Ibn Rachiq was an Azdi poet and anthropologist who was born in M'Sila and traveled to the modern-day city of Tunis where he studied under Muhammad al-Khushani.[11]

After insulting the Zirids rulers and the Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya, Ibn Rachiq would flee to Mazara, there seeking the refuge of the general Amari Qaid al-Matkudi, where he would remain until his death in 1071.[12][13][14][15]

References

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  1. Blanchard, p. 196
  2. 1 2 Molinari, Alessandra; Meo, Antonino (2021-12-30). Mazara/Māzar: nel ventre della città medievale (secoli VII-XV). Edizione critica degli scavi (1997) in via Tenente Gaspare Romano (in Italian). All'Insegna del Giglio. pp. 17&18. ISBN 978-88-9285-046-0.
  3. Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies. The Institute. 2004.
  4. Geography of misrata (PDF). p. 142.
  5. 11.-The-Arabs-in-Malta.-870-1150.-S.-Fiorini-and-M.R.-Zammit.-MC-2016-179-208.pdf
  6. Lewicki, Tadeusz (1962). Les historiens: biographes et traditionnistes ibādites-wahbites de l'Afrique du Nord du Vllle au XVle siècle (in French). Polska Akademia Nauk, Oddzia Krakowie, Komisja Orientalistyczna.
  7. Alshaar, Nuha (2024-09-30). Muslim Sicily: Encounters and Legacy. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-3995-3684-4.
  8. Studi magrebini (in Italian). Istituto universitario orientale. 1991.
  9. شكر, عبد الفتاح فتحى ابو حسن. الإحياء بعد الإنساء - الجزء الاول (in Arabic). ktab INC. p. 50.
  10. Classica Melita (PDF). pp. 196&205.
  11. "Ibn Rashiq". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-0885. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18.
  12. Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Jr, Professor Henry Louis Gates (2012-02-02). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  13. Yaḥyá, al-Shādhilī Bū (1999). الحياة الادبية بافريقيا فى عهد بنى زيرى : الدوله الصنهاجية 362-555هـ/972-1160م (in Arabic). وزارة الثقافة،المجمع التونسي للعلوم والٱداب والفنون، بيت الحكمة،. ISBN 978-9973-929-50-1.
  14. الشرق الأوسط في موكب الحضارة (in Arabic). مكتبة النهضة المصرية،. 1959.
  15. Redazione, Comitato di. "Mokarta, Italo Balbo e la lapide ballerina | Dialoghi Mediterranei" (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-17.