زناتة المغرب الأوسط بين مشروع تأسيس دولة قوية و الاصطدام بفشل السلطة السياسية ما بين القرن 2-4هـ_8-10م

Abstract EN

The Zenata tribe is one of the largest and most widespread Berber tribes in Maghreb, which Central Maghreb is its original homeland.

The tribe is characterized by the multiplicity of its ascendants, descendants and clans, which do not come out of count and enumeration.

The tribe lived a shepherd nomad life, until the beginning of the 8th century CE (2nd Hijri), when the Islamic Maghreb witnessed a rise of political entities and movement from the tribal form to the creation of states.

And since the Zenata was one of the most powerful and widespread tribes, its' survival and permanence depended on the existence of a political authority governing it.

So, the idea of establishing a Zenetic state was brewing in the head of its Emir Muhammad bin Khazar al-Maghraoui.

However, the invasion of the Fatimids on the Maghreb, and the attempt to extend the Shiite doctrine hindered its implementation.

For that, the branch of Banou Ifran declared the revolution against the Fatimids, which was led by Mukhallad bin Kaidad.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that he had achieved a phased victory, he lacked political wisdom and dispersed the project of the establishment of the Zenetic state.

When the ruling of Ziri bin Attiya al-Maghrawi restored the project of the Zenetic State, and almost succeeded in that, the tribal Asabiya and the struggle over the leadership of the Zenata after him prevented this from happening.

This study aims to develop an original and detailed analysis of the project of establishing a Zenetic State in the Maghreb, based on the tribal system in which Zenata succeeded in achieving political authority, but it did not rise to the path of the state.

And evidence for that when that authority collapsed, dissipates with the state project, indicating the true reasons for the failure of that project.