Decline of the Moroccan Marinid Dynasty (1390s)

Timeline

1. 1391–1392Morocco · MoroccoDuring the reign of Marinid Sultan Abu al-Abbas, it was already difficult to effectively control regions beyond Fez and Marrakesh; Berber tribes and local emirs acted as they saw fit, and the dynasty's tax collection and military mobilization capabilities were greatly weakened.
2. 1393Fez · MoroccoSultan Abu al-Abbas died in 1393, and his brother Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II succeeded him; the new ruler attempted to restore court governance but faced severe challenges from local centrifugal forces.
3. 1394–1400Marrakesh · MoroccoIn the late reign of Abu Faris, the Marinids could effectively control only the area around Fez; much of the south and the coast were in practice independent, and the security of trans-Saharan trade routes was also disrupted by tribal forces.