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TheBanu Sumadih (Arabic:بنو صمادح) were an 11th-centuryArab[1] dynasty that ruled theMoorishTaifa of Almería (present dayAlmería province, Spain) inAl-Andalus. The family also produced several renowned poets, includingUmm Al-Kiram.
The Banu Sumadih family were a branch of theBanu Tujib of theUpper March. A former military leader underAlmanzor, Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Sumadih, was ruling as governor ofHuesca during the reign of his distant cousin,al-Mundir I (ruled 1018–1021) of theTaifa of Zaragoza, but ran afoul of his emir and al-Mundir attacked him and forced him into exile in theTaifa of Valencia. His son Ma'n ibn Muhammad was appointed governor of Almería by the Valencia emir, 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Amir, in 1038, but in 1041 elevated Almería into an independent taifa. His dynasty ruled for three generations, the last Banu Sumadihemir fled theAlmoravids in 1091, eventually making his way to theHammadid kingAl-Mansur ibn Nasir, who gave him command ofDellys inAlgeria.
The Banu Sumadih dynasty rulers were:
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