UNTOLD BLACK HISTORY: Black Reign / Black Rulers part.1

This is The first Video in this new portion of The "UNTOLD BLACK HISTORY" SERIES, This portion is entitled "Black reign" and will discuss various Black Rulers of OUR ancient past that YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT. This first video briefly gives you a little back ground on One of the Moorish Spain Rulers, al-Mansur (Muhammad ibn Abi-Amir al-Mansur billah), 914-1002, The Moorish regent of Córdoba, known in Spanish as Almanzor. In 978 he rose and assumed complete control over the caliphate. His power was absolute. A great warrior, he reorganized his armies to consist of Moors, former slaves captured in conquest and Berbery mercenaries. He and his armies undertook 57 campaigns against the Christian states of N Spain; Victorious in all 57. he sacked Barcelona (985), razed the city of León (988), and destroyed the church and shrine of St. James at Santiago de Compostela (998). Before he died he appointed one of his sons, his son Malik as his successor. He is regarded as a Hero in Spain. Almanzor peak in central Spain is named after him. Note: al-Mansur is portrayed by "SYDNEY POITIER" in the clip