TheHammudid dynasty (Arabic:بنو حمود,romanized: Banū Ḥammūd) was anArabMuslim^[1][2] family that briefly ruled theCaliphate of Córdoba^[3][4] and the taifas ofMálaga andAlgeciras and nominal control inCeuta.^[1]

The dynasty is named after their ancestor, Hammud, a descendant ofIdris ibn Abdallah, founder of theIdrisid dynasty and great-grandchild ofHasan, son ofFatimah andAli and grandson of the Islamic prophet,Muhammad.^[5] WhenSulayman ibn al-Hakam carved out Andalusian land for his Berber allies, two members of the Hammudid family were given the governorship ofAlgeciras,Ceuta andTangier. The Hammudids thus gained control of the traffic across the Straits of Gibraltar, suddenly becoming a powerful force. Claiming to act on behalf of the dethronedHisham II, the Hammudid governor of CeutaAli ibn Hammud al-Nasir marched upon Córdoba in the year 1016, where he was crowned Caliph.

In 1056, the last Hammudid Caliph was dethroned, losingMálaga to theZirids of Granada,^[6] who had previously been the Hammudids' most important supporters. The Hammudi family was then forced to settle in Ceuta.

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• 11th-century Arab people
• 11th century in al-Andalus
• Arab dynasties
• Arabs from al-Andalus
• Caliphate of Córdoba
• Dynasties in al-Andalus
• Hammudid dynasty
• Hasanid dynasties
• Shia dynasties

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