Masmuda

the Masmuda were beside the Zanata and Sanhadscha one of the large master's groups of the Berber in the Maghreb.

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parts of Morocco settled, were above all established history the Masmuda and operated agriculture. Residence of the Masmuda princes was Agmat at the high Atlas. Sincethat 10. Berbergruppen of the Sanhadscha and Zanata penetrated century into the settlement areas of the Masmuda. These 12 followed since that. Century Arab Beduinen (see: Banu Hilal).

Ibn Tumart combined 12 at the beginning. Century the Masmudastämme and justified the movement of the Almohaden, whichin the future combined the entire Maghreb and Andalusien. After the fall of the Almohaden however again the individualism between the Masmudastämmen became generally accepted, so that they were lost and arabisiert their political meaning. Groups of remainders of the Masmuda are the Haha around Algiers. Further groupsof the Schluh/Schlöh are come up in the high Atlas in the trunk.

literature

• Stephan and Nandy Ronart: Encyclopedia of the Arab world. Kind-badly publishing house Duesseldorf, 1972 ISBN 3760801382