Mazdali ibn Tilankan
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Abu Muhammad Mazdali ibn Tilankan (Arabic: أبو محمد مزدلي بن تيلانكان) (d. March 1115) was a Berber military commander and diplomat for the Almoravid empire. Once Yusuf ibn Tashfin decided to become independent, he chose Mazdali, his second cousin and made him one of his most effective collaborators, to subdue and pacify the Maghrib and al-Andalus.
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Mazdali ibn Tilankan أبو محمد مزدلي بن تيلانكان | |
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Governor of Tlemcen | |
In office 1102–1106 | |
Monarch | Yusuf ibn Tashfin |
Preceded by | Tashfin ibn Tinaghmar |
Governor of Cordoba | |
In office 1091–1106 | |
Monarch | Yusuf ibn Tashfin |
Preceded by | Abu Nasr al-Fath al-Ma'mūn ibn Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (Taifa of Seville) |
Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Mazdali |
Governor of Cordoba, Granada, and Almeria | |
In office 1111–1115 | |
Monarch | Ali ibn Yusuf |
Personal details | |
Died | March 1115 |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Almoravid empire |
Rank | Commander Governor of Tlemcen Governor of Cordoba Governor of Granada, Cordoba and Almeria |
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