Tamim ibn al-Mu'izz (; died 1108) was the fifth ruler of the

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in Ifriqiya (1062–1108). Tamim took over from his father

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(1016–1062) at a time when the Zirid realm found itself in a state of disintegration following the invasion of the

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. Only the coastal towns were under control, and a reconquest of the hinterland from the Bedouin failed. Even on the coast the Zirids were not unchallenged -

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was lost to the Khurasanid dynasty (1063–1128). The capital,

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, was attacked by the city-states of

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and Pisa in 1087 and forced to pay a high ransom - a sign of the growing dominance of Christian powers in the

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which also manifested itself in the

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(1061–1093). Tamim's son

Yahya ibn Tamim Yahya may refer to: * Yahya (name), a common Arabic male given name * Yahya (Zaragoza), 11th-century ruler of Zaragoza * John the Baptist in Islam, also known as Yaḥyā ibn Zakarīyā See also * Tepe Yahya Tapeh Yahya () is an archaeological ...

inherited what was left of the Zirid kingdom in 1108.

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