Al-Mu'izz, after transferring the Fatimid capital to Egypt, leaves behind in North Africa as surrogate his lieutenant general Yusuf Buluggin I ibn Ziri, naming him governor of al-Qayraw'n and any other territory his Sanhajah Berber tribesmen might reclaim from their enemies, the Zenata tribesmen.

(The original North African dominion becomes a province called al-Maghrib, or “the West”.)

The Fatimids have taken the treasury and fleet with them to Egypt, so the first priority of the Zirid government is to consolidate their rule.

However, the loss of the fleet means loss of control over the Kalbids in Sicily.