# Emirate of Nekor

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The Emirate of Nekor or Salihid Emirate (Arabic: إمارة بني صالح, romanized: ʾImārat Banī Ṣāliḥ) was an Arab emirate centered in the Rif area of present-day Morocco. Its capital was initially located at Temsaman, and then moved to Nekor. The dynasty was of Himyarite Arab descent from a certain companion of Uqba ibn Nafi (d. 683). 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.

## History

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.
The Nekor kingdom comprised part of the Moroccan Rif and included the tribes of Zouagha and Djeraoua of Ibn Abī l-ʻAys, about five days' journey from Nekor. This area was flanked by the territory of the Matmata, Kebdana, Mernissa, Ghassasa 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 Mestassa 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.

## Salihid rulers

* Salih I ibn Mansur "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
* 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.
* Salih II ibn Sa'id (803–864), whose brother led a revolt against him, but was defeated.
* Sa'id II 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 general Masala ibn Habus, who conquered the area for six months. However, his sons took refuge in Málaga with the Umayyad caliph of Córdoba, and returned once Masala 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. However, when Sandal departed for Fez, installing a governor called Marmazu of the Kutama 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. However, he was soon exiled by his relative:
* Abd as-Sami' ibn Jurthum 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:
* Jurthum ibn Ahmad ibn Ziyadat Allah ibn Sa'id I ibn Idris (947–970), who adopted the Maliki school of jurisprudence.
Thenceforth, the emirate remained in his line until the Azdaji emir Ya'la ibn Futuh 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.

## Family tree

Family tree of Salihid Emirs :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $^1$ Salih I ibn Mansur r. 710-749 | $^1$ Salih I ibn Mansur r. 710-749 | $^1$ Salih I ibn Mansur r. 710-749 | $^1$ Salih I ibn Mansur r. 710-749 |
| | | | | | | | | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | $^2$ Al-Mu'tasim ibn Salih r. ?-760 | | | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? | $^3$ Idris ibn Salih r. 749-? |
| | | | | | | | | | | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | $^4$ Sa'id I ibn Idris r. 760-803 | | | | | | | Salih ibn Idris | Salih ibn Idris | Salih ibn Idris | Salih ibn Idris | Salih ibn Idris | Salih ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris | Jurthum ibn Idris |
| | | | | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | $^5$ Salih II ibn Sa'id r. 803-864 | | | | | | | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Zidayat Allah ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | Abd al-Sami' ibn Salih | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 | $^{11}$ Abd al-Sami' ibn Jurthum r. 940-947 |
| | | | | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | $^6$ Sa'id II ibn Salih r. 864-916 | | | | | | | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Ahmad ibn Zidayat Allah | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | Rumi ibn Abd al-Sami' | | | | | | |
| $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | $^7$ Salih III ibn Sa'id r. 916-927 | | | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id | | | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{12}$ Jurthum ibn Ahmad r. 947-970 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 | $^{10}$ Musa ibn Rumi r. 936-940 |
| $^8$ Abd al-Badi' ibn Salih r. 927-929 | $^8$ Abd al-Badi' ibn Salih r. 927-929 | | | Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Rahman | Abd al-Malik ibn Abd al-Rahman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 | $^9$ Isma'il ibn Abd al-Malik r. 930-935 |