ISSN: 2265-6294

vMbarka Bint Al-Khas: The Legend and Reality Along the Course of Wadi Sughar

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Nouacer Abderrahmane

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The topic of "Mbarka bint Al-Khas" is one of the subjects that have intertwined historical implications in terms of geographical dimensions and the dynamics of migrations experienced by human groups, including the Hilal migration towards Greater Maghreb, due to circumstances, motives, and reasons that necessitated migration, including the Fatimid desire for revenge against "Al-Mu'izz ibn Bādīs alZīrī" who declared his separation from them. This made it one of the migrations that had an impact on the geographical landscapes it traversed and inhabited, by transferring its heritage in various forms. Among these tribes is the Hilal tribe of Bani 'Āmir, which served as a major support for the Zayyanid state in the challenges it faced. The Bani 'Āmir tribe is the ancestral lineage of "Blessing bint Al-Khas Al-'Āmiriyah". This woman was known and renowned for her wisdom in managing affairs, her sayings of wisdom, poetry, and proverbs. Moreover, she was well-known throughout Wadi "Saghur" as Queen or Princess "Mbarka bint Al-Khas" between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, and the most significant consequences resulting from this presence in later stages are attributed to Queen "Blessing" herself. Many architectural structures, from Berrizina to El-golea, are attributed to her, including palaces and wells she dug in the Algerian desert. Through this research paper, we attempt to clarify the most important events associated with this figure, to which many matters have been attributed, oscillating between legend and reality. We also highlight the extensions of the name "AlKhas" or "Al-Khas" from the regions of the Arab East, the original homeland of this tribe, to its settlement in the central region of Maghreb, and we also illustrate the most significant events that occurred in the Berrizina region, and the relationship between Blessing bint Al-Khas and her tribe with the El-golea Palace .

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