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Abd al-Wahid I

Type Figure Region Morocco Time c. 1170–1224 Also known as Abd al-Wahid al-Makhlu

Abd al-Wahid I (Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid al-Makhlu), Almohad caliph and son of al-Mansur, was elevated by the Marrakesh sheikhs in 1224 after Yusuf …

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  1. 1224Marrakesh · MoroccoAfter the death of Yusuf II (al-Mansur's grandson) in 1224, the Almohad council of sheikhs at Marrakesh elevated the aged Abd al-Wahid, son of al-Mansur, as a transitional caliph amid the succession crisis of 1224.
  2. 1224Morocco · MoroccoReigning only a few months and unable to integrate the rival factions, he was deposed and killed around September 1224 and succeeded by his nephew Abdallah al-Adil; the Almohad Empire's power vacuum and internal strife deepened further.

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