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Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman

Type Figure Region Morocco Time 1289–1310 Also known as Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman、Abu al-Rabi Sulayman、Abū ar-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Marīni

Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman (1289–1310), Marinid sultan, recovered Ceuta in 1309 and died in 1310 at age 21 after dealing with Iberian powers.

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  1. 1289–1308Fez · FezSulayman was a son or grandson of the Marinid sultan Abu Yaqub Yusuf and a brother of Abu Thabit Amir. In 1308 his elder brother fell ill and died while besieging Ceuta in the Rif region, and the nineteen-year-old Sulayman succeeded him, becoming the young Marinid sultan.
  2. 1309Ceuta · CeutaCeuta had previously been held by the pseudo-sultan Uthman ibn Idris, backed by the Nasrids. After the new Granadan sultan Nasr abandoned support for Uthman, Sulayman successfully recovered Ceuta in 1309, consolidating Marinid control of the south bank of the Strait of Gibraltar.
  3. 1309–1310Taza · TazaSulayman sent a fleet to help Granada lift the siege of Algeciras and supported al-Andalus against an Aragonese landing. In 1310, after suppressing an officer's revolt at Taza, he fell ill and died without sons, succeeded by his uncle Abu Sa'id Uthman II. His brief reign laid the foundation of Ceuta and western North Africa for the later Marinid expansion under Abu al-Hasan.

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