Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ganiya, a son…
April 1146 CE
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ganiya, a son of Almoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf and governor of Palma de Majorca from 1126, in 1146 proclaims his independence from the authority of the distant Abbasid Caliph.
Alfonso VII of Aragón, forced to refortify his southern frontier against the invading Almohads, comes to an agreement with Muhammad for their mutual defense.
Muhammad’s dynasty, the Banu Ghaniya, will seek allies in their effort to recover their kingdom from the Almohad, leading them to grant Genoa and Pisa their first commercial concessions on the islands.
Groups
Muslims, Sunni
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Barcelona, County of
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Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
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Pisa, (first) Republic of
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Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Almoravid dynasty
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Majorca, (Almoravid) Muslim statelet, or taifa, of
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Aragón, Kingdom of
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Almohad Caliphate
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