Flag of the Banu Makki shown in the Catalan Atlas

Banu Makki was a Muslim dynasty that ruled over Gabés from 1282 until 1394.[1] At their height, their domain extended from Gabés to Tripoli and Jabal Nafusa.[2] According to Angelino Dulcerta (1325 and 1339), the Catalan Atlas (1375) and the portlan chart of Guillem Soler (1380), the Banu makki had a yellow flag with a white crescent.[3]

Origin

Banu Makki is a Berber family of Lawata origin a tribe native to Cyrenaica.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Agabi, C. (1998-02-01). "Gabès". Encyclopédie berbère (in French) (19): 2950–2953. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.1977. ISSN 1015-7344.
  2. ↑ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1971). A history of the Maghrib. Internet Archive. Cambridge [Eng.] University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-07981-5.
  3. ↑ Znamierowski, Alfred (2001). The world encyclopedia of flags : the definitive guide to international flags, banners, standards and ensigns. Internet Archive. London : Hermes House. ISBN 978-1-84309-042-7.
  4. ↑ Singh, Nagendra Kr; Khan, Abdul Mabud (2001). Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities. Global Vision. ISBN 978-81-87746-05-8.
  5. ↑ Ibn-Ḫaldūn, ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmān Ibn-Muḥammad (1867). Tārīḫ Ibn-Ḫaldūn (in Arabic).
  6. ↑ خلدون, عبد الرحمن بن محمد الحضرمي/ابن (2016-01-01). تاريخ ابن خلدون 1-7 المسمى كتاب العبر وديوان المبتدأ والخبر ج6 (in Hebrew). Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية.


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