Emirate of Nekor

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Emirate of Nekor إمارة بني صالح Taemirate n Nekkur
710–1019
The Emirate of Nekor (yellow) at the time of the Idrisid dynasty.
Status	Client state of the Umayyad Caliphate (710–750)
Capital	Temsaman (710–760) Nekor (760–1019)
Common languages	Berber languages Arabic
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Emir
• 710–749	Salih I ibn Mansur
• 947–970
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	710
• Disestablished	1019
Preceded by Succeeded by Umayyad Caliphate Almoravid dynasty

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The Emirate of Nekor (Berber: Taemirate n Nekkur; Arabic: إمارة بني صالح) was an emirate centered in the Rif area of present-day Morocco. Its capital was initially located at Temsaman, and then moved to Nekor. The dynasty, which presented themselves as Arab Himyarite, claimed descent from a certain companion of Uqba ibn Nafi (d. 683).^[1] The emirate was founded in 710 CE by Salih I ibn Mansur through a Caliphate grant. Under his guidance, the local Berber tribes adopted Islam, but later deposed him in favor of one az-Zaydi from the Nafza tribe. They subsequently changed their mind and reappointed Ibn Mansur. His dynasty, the Banū Sālih, thereafter ruled the region until 1019.

In 859, the kingdom became subject to a 62 ship-strong group of Vikings who defeated a Moorish force in Nekor that had attempted to interfere with their plundering in the area. After staying for eight days in Morocco, the Vikings returned to Spain and continued up the east coast.^[2]

The Nekor kingdom comprised part of the Moroccan Rif and included the tribes of and Djeraoua of Ibn Abī l-ʻAys, about five days' journey from Nekor. This area was flanked by the territory of the Matmata, Kebdana, , of Mount Herek, and Quluʻ Jarra belonging to the Banū Urtendi. On the west, it extended to the Banū Marwan of Ghomara and the Banū Humayd and bordered the and Sanhaja. Behind these lay the Awraba, the band of Ferhun, the Banū Walīd, the Zenata, the Banū Irnian and the Banū Merasen of the band of Qāsim, Lord of Sa. In the north, it was bounded by the sea, some five miles from Nekor.

Banū Salih rulers[]

• Salih I ibn Mansur "al-`Abd as-Salih" (710–749)
• (749–?), said to have been very pious
• (?–760), who founded Nekor
• Sa'id I ibn Idris (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. Later, part of the Ghomara tribe revolted, led by a person called Segguen; their revolt was defeated.
• (803–864), whose brother led a revolt against him, but was defeated.
• (864–916); his older brother and uncle led an unsuccessful revolt against him, but he was ultimately defeated and killed by the Fatimid general , who conquered the area for six months. However, his sons took refuge in Málaga with the Umayyad caliph, and returned once Messala had left the region and successfully expelled his garrison.
• (917–927); in gratitude, he acknowledged the Umayyads as the rightful caliphs, thus transferring his nominal allegiance.
• "el-Mu'ayyid" (927–929); he was defeated and killed by another Fatimid general, , who destroyed Nekor again. However, the line was resumed (and the city rebuilt) by:
• ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn (930?–935), who was defeated and killed by yet another Fatimid general, Sandal the mawla. However, when Sandal departed for Fez, installing a governor called of the Kutama tribe, the inhabitants rebelled and installed yet another member of the line:
• ibn Abd as-Sami` ibn Salih ibn (936?–940), who defeated Marmazu and sent his head to the Umayyad Caliph in Cordoba. However, he was soon exiled by his relative:
• ibn Idris ibn Salih I ibn Mansur (940–947). His people rose up and killed him, and then sent for one of his relatives from Málaga:
• ibn Ziyadat Allah ibn Sa'id I ibn Idris (947–970), who adopted the Maliki school of jurisprudence.

Thenceforth, the kingdom remained in his line until the emir conquered it in 1019 and expelled the family.

All dates are converted from Hijri, and may be up to a year out. This is largely based on Ibn Khaldun, whose account is itself based on al-Bakri.

See also[]

• Berghouata
• Maghrawa
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References[]