Lamtuna

The Banu Ghaniya, the successors of this dynasty in Tripoli and the Nafusa Mountains and the governors of the Spanish Balearic Islands until about the middle of the 13th century, originated from this tribe as well.[citation needed] One of the members of the Sanhaja confederation, the Lamtuna inhabited the areas of Adrar and Tagant.[1] The Lamtuna sat at the top of the ruling class as well as holding positions in important administrative and military posts in the Almoravid dynasty.His cousin, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, continued to lead the Almoravids in southern Morocco and it was under his leadership that most of the Maghreb and Al-Andalus was conquered.[2] While the Lamtuna claim descent from the Himyarite Kingdom,[3] with one of the chiefs sometimes referred to as Saharawi (one who comes from the Sahara).
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