10th century – 10th century
Awdaghust and the southern Sahara
Ti-n-Yarūtān ibn Wāsīnū ibn Nazār was a Sanhāja ruler associated with Awdaghust during the 350s A.H., corresponding to A.D. 961–971. His authority extended across a large inhabited territory, and al-Bakrī attributed to him the ability to mobilize a substantial camel force. The pages identify him with Ti-n-Barūtān, a ruler reported by Ibn Ḥawqal, while emphasizing his nomadic character and probable Lamtūna affiliation.
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Ti-n-Yarūtān ibn Wāsīnū ibn Nazār appears in al-Bakrī’s account as the ruler of Awdaghust during the 350s A.H., dated in the passage to A.D. 961–971. He belonged to the Sanhāja and exercised authority over a broad inhabited domain. The scale attributed to his power was measured in both territory and military mobility.
Al-Bakrī stated that the ruler could put 100,000 camelry into the field. Ibn Ḥawqal’s account, gathered from a trader familiar with Awdaghust, described a ruler of all the Sanhāja who had governed for twenty years and whose authority extended over 300,000 tents, shelters, and hovels. The pages argue that the names Ti-n-Barūtān and Ti-n-Yarūtān must refer to the same king.
Despite ruling Awdaghust, Ti-n-Yarūtān probably did not reside in the town or make it his capital. The account instead presents him as a Sanhāja nomad, very probably Lamtūna, governing from a nomadic camp. His authority illustrates how a desert chief could dominate an important trading centre without adopting an urban mode of life.
10th century – 10th century
Awdaghust and the southern Sahara
Ti-n-Yarūtān ibn Wāsīnū ibn Nazār was a Sanhāja ruler associated with Awdaghust during the 350s A.H., corresponding to A.D. 961–971. His authority extended across a large inhabited territory, and al-Bakrī attributed to him the ability to mobilize a substantial camel force. The pages identify him with Ti-n-Barūtān, a ruler reported by Ibn Ḥawqal, while emphasizing his nomadic character and probable Lamtūna affiliation.
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The Story
Ti-n-Yarūtān ibn Wāsīnū ibn Nazār appears in al-Bakrī’s account as the ruler of Awdaghust during the 350s A.H., dated in the passage to A.D. 961–971. He belonged to the Sanhāja and exercised authority over a broad inhabited domain. The scale attributed to his power was measured in both territory and military mobility.
Al-Bakrī stated that the ruler could put 100,000 camelry into the field. Ibn Ḥawqal’s account, gathered from a trader familiar with Awdaghust, described a ruler of all the Sanhāja who had governed for twenty years and whose authority extended over 300,000 tents, shelters, and hovels. The pages argue that the names Ti-n-Barūtān and Ti-n-Yarūtān must refer to the same king.
Despite ruling Awdaghust, Ti-n-Yarūtān probably did not reside in the town or make it his capital. The account instead presents him as a Sanhāja nomad, very probably Lamtūna, governing from a nomadic camp. His authority illustrates how a desert chief could dominate an important trading centre without adopting an urban mode of life.
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