Hasan ibn al-Nu'man

Hassan ibn an- Nu ʿ mān (Arabic حسان بن النعمان; † 705) was an Arab governor of Ifriqiya ( 695-703 ).

After the first attempt at a conquest of the Maghreb was 685 failed under ' Uqba ibn Nafi ' ibn Hassan was mān on -Nu ʿ appointed by Caliph Abd al -Malik governor of Ifriqiya 695. He started with 40,000 men, the subjugation of the province. Although 697 he succeeded in conquering the Byzantine Carthage, but he suffered a defeat at Nin against the united Berbers under the leadership of al - Kahina. This was a task of all conquests and retreat to Tripoli result.

After re- amplification of the troops Hassan ibn conquered on -Nu ʿ mān again Ifriqiya and destroyed Carthage 699 final. The Berbers under al - Kahina could be defeated 701 at the Battle of Taharqa. Since al - Kahina died during the escape, the combined resistance of the Berbers in the Maghreb was broken.

Still under Ibn al -Nu ʿ mān began the development of a management in Ifriqiya, where he resorted initially mainly due to long-established novels and Greeks. Due to the collection of great riches, he was in the year 703 by the Egyptian governor, the Ifriqiya under stood dismissed and his property confiscated. Musa ibn Nusair His successor ( 703-714 ) completed the subjugation of the Maghreb.