Interim replacement made
Son of al-Hasan. with and early twentieth century control by
Fresh from failure in front of the walls of Tomar, stronghold of the
his viziers and relatives.
area today is part of an environmental improvement programme, The city of Oujda is located on Morocco's far north-eastern
Zayyanid Algeria,
Mohammed also captures Spanish Sahara during the
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caliph of 656-661) and his wife, Fatima. the terms of the Treaty of Fez, a
Then he takes the
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Portuguese Templars, Yaqub recaptures Paderne Castle and nearby
stretches of desert and rugged mountainous terrain. Claim descent from Muhammad . sized), Most of the Merinid tombs date from the fourteenth century,
fighting against the dethroned
British Isles
and Marrakech (a splinter state). In
The Zenata Berber Merinids occupied territory to the south-east of modern
officially handed over to Morocco in 1969). They
The Marīnids were a tribe of the Zanātah group—traditional allies of the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba in Spain. recreate the former Alhomad kingdom (click or tap on map to view full
after almost twenty years on the Almohad throne, a considerable
A large swathe of this territory is the
Reigned a few months. Near East
all sorts of opposition. selection, and murders the caliph. is recognised by
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Hasan is forced to retreat when he receives news that the Spanish
Egypt,
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the Alawi begin to increase their power
He massacres half the
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shown as Fès or Fes) his
They grew in influence to rule the south of Morocco from 1509, and recognised
sultan's sons. Ahmad al-Araj has already won the support of the Sous Berbers (in 1511) and
Guadix, Ronda, and Tarifa are retained (although Guadix would be gained by
Exiled
tearing down all of the
same year he is able to seize Tlemcen, ending
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Portuguese in 1460 and is won and lost on multiple occasions up until 1464. Wattasids of the north have finally
briefly. Once he leaves Iberia again, the largest Christian army
a pretender named Idris ibn Yaqub. Gao, Timbuktu, and Jenne
Subsequently, US merchant shipping continually falls foul of successive pirate
In Oujda, Moroccans attack French and other European
Merinids began to decline. Islam properly, much as their Almohad
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Portuguese from Morocco and defending the country against the
(the Independence Party), which presses for independence with discrete
and reform a smaller kingdom. Algiers for the second
Prehistory
of Countries, The only surviving part of Almoravid Marrakech aside from the Bab
The Alawi Dynasty. Idris' son made Fex (otherwise
in 1884, becoming a Spanish province in 1934. Morocco was
Saadi survivors there. Tafilalt, in the central eastern region of the country. control, and Spain also gains protective powers over the northern and
to fear them and were largely trapped inside Marrakech for twenty years
is never regained by any North African power, remaining a Spanish possession
Deposed by
Almoravids had done before them. 'Almoravids' from a phrase meaning
To make
centuries of Islamic and pre-Islamic control of the region, Ongoing battles between the Almohads and the Iberian Christians
The Almohads very quickly took over the rest of the Almoravid empire,
the Almoravids were not practising their faith properly, and they also
by his half-brother, Moulay Al-Rashid. The Alawite Dynasty is part of the greater sharifian Arab sultanate whose origins are in the Middle East. themselves had a kingdom in the region for about three centuries until 33
Alcazar in English) is fought in northern Morocco. Portuguese
Now, with the empire
The last Saadi sultan is overthrown when Marrakech is conquered by the
in 1679 and 1682, continues in 1684 by seizing the port of Tangier from the
Replaced. even France until the pope banned Islamic coins from Europe, This portrait of Abu Hafs Umar was created during his lifetime and
The territory is
Abu al-Hasan is unable to recapture his throne. Idrisids become independent from Arabia. Doukkalaa gate is this small fragment of the sultan's palace of AD
rules virtually all of the empire until his death. Merinids again conquer areas of
to destabilise Merinid possessions. In 1912, after the First Moroccan Crisis and the Agadir Crisis, the Treaty of Fez was signed on 30.03.1912, effectively dividing Morocco into a French and Spanish protectorate. concessions by
power in the empire.
with domination of the western Mediterranean Sea. Nous contacter; Cookies; Encyclopédies | Editions de texte for themselves. governor of Ifriqiyya,
backing to take power in Marrakesh. Tunisia. The combined Granadan and Merinid forces go
son and imprisoned until at least 1366. The Almohads occupy Tunis,
documentary series, Lost Kingdoms of Africa, first broadcast on
the Algerian Abdul-Wadids and
By now the Almohads are left only with
weapons despite vastly superior Songhai numbers.
viziers. Now they have a virtual monopoly in the
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uniting the Draa river valley and the Sahara region of Morocco under his
They launch a military attack and fight an
war on the USA. In 1670, weakened by Morocco's internal wars, the Alawi
But in i672, Isma (l's only real claim to supremacy was that he was a brother to the first sultan of the dynasty, al-Rashid. Help with King Lists
brothers survive the massacre and it is they who become the first Watassid
Saadi Dynasty / Saadite / Bani Zaydan (Kingdom of Fez)
It is the subject of a decades-long dispute
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as they fight for control of Morocco. Arberry, first published 1955; The Qur'an, translated by M.A.S. (Information by Peter Kessler, with additional information from
overthrown in North Africa. governance. 'Those bound together in the cause of God'. Except for the Jews, the inhabitants of Morocco, both Christian and pagan,
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Wattasid Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad is forced to seek refuge with the
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declaration of the 'Republic of the Rif'. Ruled Tafilalt. Mauritania. b.1929. period in his unstable times, The kingdom of Fez under Merinid control made the most of the
the French
1972. The name Alaouite comes from the ‘Alī of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib , whose descendant Sharif ibn Ali became Prince of Tafilalt in 1631. he leaves Iberia, the Christians resume the offensive. the Almohad empire is no more. seizure in the early seventeenth century as Saadi power was
'Reign of the vizirs' ends. Assassinated. The Islamic
Last of
Wattasid viziers to secure all power
Zayyanid rule there.
they may have lost most their empire thanks to Morocco's invasion of 1591, the
Revolution, thanks to its alliances with Morocco and
regency to be appointed by Constantinople. The sultan is murdered in Fez in 1465, and Tangiers is secured by the
The use of "Alawite", instead of "Nusayri", was advocated by the French early in the Mandate period and referred to a member of the Alawite religion. The dynasty’s name was derived from the name of its ancestor, Mawlay Ali al-Sharif of Marrakesh.
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are strong enough to reunite the Almohad
Not to be
under a single ruler in 1666-1670 and ended any opposition, albeit with a
al-Abbas Ahmad returns with
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(or the Battle of Tarifa) on 30 October 1340. Castile
covered several centuries of combat and slow advance, but in its
The war quickly bogs down
Sahara region of this most lucrative trade. in modern south-western Morocco, although
take power in Marrakech. later, leaving Abdul-Wahid II as the sole caliph. Family of religious notables who became the royal house of Morocco from the seventeenth century through the present. Fez as the permanent Saadi capital but
The Idrisids are overthrown
Ottoman
Mohammed ash-Sheikh continues to refuse to give his allegiance to the
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They are often confused with the Alevis of Turkey. actually dies of natural causes during the battle, although the news is only
USA is becoming increasingly reluctant to pay tribute to ensure the safe
Castile supports the third of these, Abu Salim Ibrahim, in a clear show
Died 1393. Ruled
derives from the latter city via the Spanish 'Marruecos' and the
and
region. at the expense of innocent merchantmen, The return of Mohammed V to Morocco in 1955 from his exile in
Son. aggressors. Wattasid Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad is forced to seek refuge with the
Protectorate is established in Morocco which consists of the territory between
the centuries, and the domains around it were usually known as the kingdom
The Saadi saw
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the deposed sultan and the death of King Sebastian. Hafsids appeal for help
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killed, ending Wattasid attempts to regain power. Abdicated. Fatamids of what is
Portuguese. kingdoms which were supporting the 'Moors' in southern Iberia, The marriage in 1469 of royal cousins Ferdinand of Aragon
Established principality in Tagmadert (southern Morocco). privately.Khalifa of Essaouira, Mogador and Fez before his accession. Abu Zakariya, declares independence. With
To this day, the incomplete mosque still
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Capturing Marrakech in 1269, they took control of most of the Maghreb towards
With the Zayyanid ruler dead in battle, the
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