Buluggin ibn Ziri ( d.984) was the first ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya (972-984). Events End of the reign of Emperor Enyu of Japan Emperor Kazan ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths Categories: 984 ... The Zirids were a Berber dynasty, originating in Petite Kabylie among the Kutama tribe, that ruled Ifriqiya (roughly, modern Tunisia), initially on behalf of the Fatimids, for about two centuries, until weakened by the Banu Hilal and finally destroyed by the Almohads. ... Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah (Arabic إفريقية) refers in medieval history to an area consisting of most of modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria, roughly equivalent to the Roman province of Africa. ... Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Enyu of Japan Emperor Kazan ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths Categories: 984 ...

Buluggin was already given responsibility under the governership of his father Ziri ibn Manad, during which time he founded the cities of Algiers, Miliana and Médéa. After Ziri's death in battle against renegade Berbers, Buluggin became governer of Algeria and defeated the Zanata tribe. The prisoners were resettled in great numbers in the settlement of Ashir. Ziri ibn Manad (d. ... Algiers (Fr. ... The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group indigenous to the Maghreb, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...

When the Fatimids transferred their base from Mahdia to Egypt, Buluggin ibn Ziri was appointed viceroy of Ifriqiya, with the capital at Kairouan. The Fatimids had taken the treasury and fleet with them to Egypt, so the first priority of the Zirid government was to consolidate their rule. However the loss of the fleet meant loss of control over the Kalbids in Sicily. Buluggin advanced towards the Atlantic during a campaign in Morocco, where he also fought against the Bargawata. The Caliphate of Cordoba was however able to retain the fortresses of Ceuta and Tangiers. The Fatimid Empire or Fatimid Caliphate ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ... Mahdia is a coastal town in Tunisia, founded by the Fatimids and named after their self-proclaimed Mahdi. ... Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah (Arabic إفريقية) refers in medieval history to an area consisting of most of modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria, roughly equivalent to the Roman province of Africa. ... Kairouan (Arabic: Al-qayrawn) is a city in Tunisia, about 160 km south of Tunis. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ... Ceuta is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Straits of Gibraltar. ... Tangier (in Berber and Arabic Tanja, in Spanish Tánger and in French Tanger) is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 350,000, or 550,000 including suburbs. ...

Buluggin died in 984 whilst returning from this expedition. He was succeeded by his son al-Mansur ibn Buluggin (984-995). Events End of the reign of Emperor Enyu of Japan Emperor Kazan ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths Categories: 984 ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Enyu of Japan Emperor Kazan ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths Categories: 984 ... Events (Erik Segersäll) is succeeded by (Olof Skötkonung), the first baptized ruler of Sweden. ...