Banu Kanz (Arabic: بنو كنز), also known as Awlad Kanz, was a semi-nomadic Muslim dynasty of Arab descent[1] that ruled the border region between Upper Egypt and Nubia between the 10th and 15th centuries. They were descended from the sons of sheikhs of the Arab Banu Hanifa tribe who intermarried with the princesses of the Beja Hadariba tribe. They gained official control over the region of Aswan, Wadi Allaqi and the frontier zone in the early 11th century when their chief, Abu al-Makarim Hibatallah, captured a major rebel on behalf of the Fatimid authorities. Abu al-Makarim was accorded the title Kanz al-Dawla (Treasure of the State) by Caliph al-Hakim and his successors inherited the title. The Banu Kanz entered into conflict with the Ayyubids in 1174, during which they were defeated and forced to migrate southward into northern Nubia, where they helped accelerate the expansion of Islam in the mostly Christian region. They eventually assumed control of the Nubian Kingdom of Makuria in the early 14th century, but by the early the 15th century, they were supplanted by the Hawwara tribesmen dispatched by the Mamluks to combat the Banu Kanz. Their modern-day descendants are a Sudanese tribe known as the "Kunuz", who live in the far north of the country.
^Shillington, Kevin (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 754. ISBN 978-1-135-45669-6.
BanuKanz (Arabic: بنو كنز), also known as Awlad Kanz, was a semi-nomadic Muslim dynasty of Arab descent that ruled the border region between Upper Egypt...
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al-alawiyya), but many hostile Sunni sources only refer to them as the Ubaydids (Banu Ubayd), after the diminutive form Ubayd Allah for the name of the first Fatimid...
of Christianity into the 13th century. Muslim immigrants such as the BanuKanz gradually transformed this: Ibn Battuta records that in 1332, there was...
by Kanz ad-Dawla. While ruling, his tribe, the Banu Khanz, acted a puppet dynasty of the Mamluks. King Karanbas tried to wrestle control from Kanz ad-Dwala...
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Rajab 798 (April 1396 A.D.) and made an alliance with the Arab tribe of BanuKanz who inhabited Aswan. Al-Maqrizi also writes in his book ‘Al Khetat’ that...
century the kingdom of Makuria fell, resulting in an Arab Islamic dynasty (BanuKanz) in Nubia. Most of the Kawahla are farmers, the main crops they grow are...
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conquest of Nubia, Including the Medieval lower Nubia which was ruled by BanuKanz. Under the terms of the settlement, the Nubians were now subjected to...
sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an Ansar of Banu Khazraj and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still...
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Cairo, where he was executed. Abu'l-Makarim was rewarded with the title Kanz al-Dawla for his part in end of Abū Rakwa's revolt. "Abū Rakwa - Brill References"...
period for the Copts of Upper Egypt. The city of Qus was targeted by the Banu al-Kanz, who lost their control of Makuria in 1365. There were also outbreaks...
969–1171) – Egypt within the Fatimid Caliphate (Egypt under Arab rule) BanuKanz (AD 1004–1412) – Egypt under Arab rule Awlad Mandil (AD 1160–1372) Ayyubid...
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