In North Africa the sophisticated and highly educated women of the Zirid (Sanhaja Berber) dynasty emulated their royal counterparts in Egypt. During the 5th / 11th century a Zirid princess added a mosque to the ribat (fortified enclosure) in Monastir; it became known as the Mosque of al-Sayyida in recognition of her work. In the library at Kairouan, there are a number of Qur’an manuscripts commissioned by Zirid princesses intended for use at the Great Mosque, among them Umm Milal’s Qur’an and that of Umm al-‘Ilu, the sister of the Zirid prince al-Mu‘izz. A third manuscript was presented by Fatima, governess to the prince Badis Bin al-Mansur.