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The Kingdom of Nekor was an emirate in the Rif
Rif

The Rif is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Moulouya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Ouargha in the south....
 area of modern day Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, with its capital initially at Temsaman
Temsaman

Temsaman is a region located in the Rif, northwest of Morocco. It is also the name of the main city in the region. The province of Temsaman includes smaller villages such as Bouadia, Imezzean, Imbrabden and Ikecheouen....
 but later at Nekor
Nekor

Nekor is a town in the Rif of Morocco. It was the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Nekor, and was founded by Emir Idris ibn Salih between 749 and 761 AD, and became the capital in the reign of his son Said ibn Idris It was sacked by the Vikings sometime between 859 and 862 AD, and destroyed by the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin in 1080 dur...
. It was founded by an immigrant of Yemen, Salih I ibn Mansur
Salih I ibn Mansur

Salih I ibn Mansur , was an immigrant of Yemen who founded the Kingdom of Nekor, located in modern-day Morocco. He received the title of al-Himyari by Caliphal grant and converted the local Berber people tribes to Islam....
 al-Himyar
Himyar

The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar , anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a state in ancient Yemen dating from 110 BC Taking the modern date city of Sanaa as its capital after the anciant city of Zafar....
i in 710 AD, by Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
al grant. He converted the local Berber
Berber people

Berbers are the indigenous ethnic groups of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are discontinuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River....
 tribes to Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
; they soon tired of the restrictions of the religion, and threw him out in favor of a person known as az-Zaydi from the Nafza tribe, but then changed their mind and took him back, and his dynasty, the Banu Salih, ruled the region until 1019.

This kingdom comprised most of the Moroccan
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 Rif
Rif

The Rif is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Moulouya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Ouargha in the south....
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The Kingdom of Nekor was an emirate in the Rif
Rif

The Rif is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Moulouya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Ouargha in the south....
 area of modern day Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, with its capital initially at Temsaman
Temsaman

Temsaman is a region located in the Rif, northwest of Morocco. It is also the name of the main city in the region. The province of Temsaman includes smaller villages such as Bouadia, Imezzean, Imbrabden and Ikecheouen....
 but later at Nekor
Nekor

Nekor is a town in the Rif of Morocco. It was the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Nekor, and was founded by Emir Idris ibn Salih between 749 and 761 AD, and became the capital in the reign of his son Said ibn Idris It was sacked by the Vikings sometime between 859 and 862 AD, and destroyed by the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin in 1080 dur...
. It was founded by an immigrant of Yemen, Salih I ibn Mansur
Salih I ibn Mansur

Salih I ibn Mansur , was an immigrant of Yemen who founded the Kingdom of Nekor, located in modern-day Morocco. He received the title of al-Himyari by Caliphal grant and converted the local Berber people tribes to Islam....
 al-Himyar
Himyar

The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar , anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a state in ancient Yemen dating from 110 BC Taking the modern date city of Sanaa as its capital after the anciant city of Zafar....
i in 710 AD, by Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
al grant. He converted the local Berber
Berber people

Berbers are the indigenous ethnic groups of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are discontinuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River....
 tribes to Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
; they soon tired of the restrictions of the religion, and threw him out in favor of a person known as az-Zaydi from the Nafza tribe, but then changed their mind and took him back, and his dynasty, the Banu Salih, ruled the region until 1019.

This kingdom comprised most of the Moroccan
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 Rif
Rif

The Rif is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Moulouya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Ouargha in the south....
. On the east, it included the tribes of Zouagha and Djeraoua of Ibn Abi l-?Ays, about five days' journey from Nekor, bordering on the territory of the Matmata
Matmâta

Matm?ta or Metmata is a small Berber languages speaking town in southern Tunisia. Some of the local Berber residents live in traditional underground "troglodyte" structures....
, Kebdana, Mernissa, Ghassasa of Mt. Herek and Qulu? Jarra belonging to the Banu Urtendi. On the west, it extended to the Banu Marwan of Ghomara
Ghomara

The Ghomara are an originally Berber people group in northern Morocco, between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, north of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, just east of the Rif....
 and the Banu Humayd and bordered the Mestassa and Senhaja. Behind these lay the Awraba, the band of Ferhun, the Banu Walid, the Zenata
Zenata

The Zenata are one of the main divisions of the medieval Berber people, along with Senhaja and Masmuda. They were traditionally nomads whose main home was the Middle Maghreb , an area stretching, roughly speaking, from the Rif to Chlef Province....
, the Banu Irnian and the Banu Merasen of the band of Qasim, Lord of Sa. In the north, it was bounded by the sea, some five miles from Nekor.

Banu Salih rulers


  • Salih I ibn Mansur
    Salih I ibn Mansur

    Salih I ibn Mansur , was an immigrant of Yemen who founded the Kingdom of Nekor, located in modern-day Morocco. He received the title of al-Himyari by Caliphal grant and converted the local Berber people tribes to Islam....
     al-Himyar
    Himyar

    The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar , anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a state in ancient Yemen dating from 110 BC Taking the modern date city of Sanaa as its capital after the anciant city of Zafar....
    i "al-`Abd as-Salih" (710-749)
  • al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih (749-?), said to have been very pious
  • Idris I ibn Salih (?-760), who founded Nekor
    Nekor

    Nekor is a town in the Rif of Morocco. It was the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Nekor, and was founded by Emir Idris ibn Salih between 749 and 761 AD, and became the capital in the reign of his son Said ibn Idris It was sacked by the Vikings sometime between 859 and 862 AD, and destroyed by the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin in 1080 dur...
  • Sa'id I ibn Idris
    Sa'id I ibn Idris

    Sa'id I ibn Idris was emir of Kingdom_of_Nekor. He moved the capital from Temsaman to Nekor. The city was later was sacked by the Normans, who took many prisoners, a few of whom were ransomed by the Umayyad ruler of Spain....
     (760-803), who moved the capital to Nekor. In his reign, Nekor was sacked by the Vikings, who took many prisoners, a few of whom were ransomed by the Umayyad ruler of Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
    . Later, part of the Ghomara
    Ghomara

    The Ghomara are an originally Berber people group in northern Morocco, between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, north of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, just east of the Rif....
     tribe revolted, led by a person called Segguen; their revolt was defeated.
  • Salih II ibn Sa'id (803-864), whose brother led a revolt against him, but was defeated.
  • Sa'id I ibn Salih (864-916); his older brother and uncle led an unsuccessful revolt against him, but he was ultimately defeated and killed by the Fatimid
    Fatimid

    The Fatimid Caliphate or al-Fatimiyyun was an Arab Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily, Malta and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171....
     general Messala ibn Habus, who conquered the area for six months. However, his sons took refuge in Málaga
    Málaga

    M?laga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. At the 2007 census the population is 576,725....
     with the Umayyad caliph
    Caliph

    The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
    , and returned once Messala had left the region and successfully expelled his garrison.
  • Salih III ibn Sa'id (917-927); in gratitude, he acknowledged the Umayyads as the rightful caliphs, thus transferring his nominal allegiance.
  • Abd al-Badi' ibn Salih "el-Mu'ayyid" (927-929); he was defeated and killed by another Fatimid general, Musa ibn Abi'l-Afiya, who destroyed Nekor again. However, the line was resumed (and the city rebuilt) by:
  • Abu Ayyub Isma'il ibn 'Abd al Malik ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sa'id I ibn Salih (930?-935), who was defeated and killed by yet another Fatimid general, Sandal the mawla
    Mawla

    The word Mawla or patron has two meanings. Mawla is an Arabic language word "????", prominently used in Islamic literature which means protector....
    . However, when Sandal departed for Fez, installing a governor called Marmazu of the Kutama
    Kutama

    The Kutama were a Berber people tribe,in the region of Jijel, a member of the great Sanhaja confederation of the Maghreb....
     tribe, the inhabitants rebelled and installed yet another member of the line:
  • Musa ibn Rumi ibn Abd as-Sami` ibn Salih ibn Idris I ibn Salih (936?-940), who defeated Marmazu and sent his head to the Umayyad Caliph in Cordoba
    Córdoba, Spain

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    . However, he was soon exiled by his relative:
  • Abd as-Sami' ibn Jurthum ibn Idris ibn Salih I ibn Mansur
    Salih I ibn Mansur

    Salih I ibn Mansur , was an immigrant of Yemen who founded the Kingdom of Nekor, located in modern-day Morocco. He received the title of al-Himyari by Caliphal grant and converted the local Berber people tribes to Islam....
     (940-947). His people rose up and killed him, and then sent for one of his relatives from Málaga
    Málaga

    M?laga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. At the 2007 census the population is 576,725....
    :
  • Jurthum ibn Ahmad ibn Ziyadat Allah ibn Sa'id I ibn Idris
    Sa'id I ibn Idris

    Sa'id I ibn Idris was emir of Kingdom_of_Nekor. He moved the capital from Temsaman to Nekor. The city was later was sacked by the Normans, who took many prisoners, a few of whom were ransomed by the Umayyad ruler of Spain....
     (947-970), who adopted the Maliki
    Maliki

    The Maliki madhhab is one of the four madhab of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the third-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 15% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa and West Africa....
     school of jurisprudence.


Thenceforth, the kingdom remained in his line until the Azdâji emir Ya'la ibn Futuh conquered it in 1019 and expelled the family.

All dates are converted from Hijri
Islamic calendar

The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar or Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days and festivals....
, and may be up to a year out. This is largely based on Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun or Ibn Khaldoun...
, whose account is itself based on al-Bakri.

See also

  • Berghouata
    Berghouata

    The Barghawata were a medieval Berber people tribe confederation of the Atlantic Ocean coast of Morocco, belonging to the Masmuda group of tribes....
  • Maghrawa
    Maghrawa

    The Magrawa were a Berber people tribe in Morocco and central and western Algeria....