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Marinid Dynasty

Type Object Region Morocco Time 1244–1465

The Marinid sultanate (1244–1465), founded in Morocco by the Berber Zenata, peaked under Abu al-Hasan (1331–1351), briefly unifying much of the Maghr…

Timeline

  1. 1244–1310Fez · MoroccoIn 1244 the Marin tribe overthrew Almohad remnants and took control of Morocco; in 1269 they captured Marrakesh, making Fez the political and cultural center of a Berber sultanate.
  2. 1331–1340Strait of Gibraltar · MoroccoAbu al-Hasan acceded in 1331, took Gibraltar in 1333, and conquered Tlemcen in 1337; after a crushing naval defeat at Río Salado in 1340 he gradually withdrew from strongholds in southern Iberia.
  3. 1341–1347Salé · MoroccoIn 1341–1342 Abu al-Hasan completed the Abu al-Hasan Madrasa in Salé (742 AH), marking the height of Marinid culture; in September 1347 he captured Tunis, briefly controlling the Greater Maghreb from Morocco to Tripoli.
  4. 1348–1350Kairouan · TunisiaIn April 1348 Arab tribes defeated Marinid forces near Kairouan, collapsing eastern territories; that same year his son Abu Inan seized power in Fez and the Zayyanids were restored in Tlemcen. The Black Death further weakened the state, and Abu al-Hasan died in exile in 1351.
  5. 1351–1358Fez · MoroccoFrom 1351 to 1358 Abu Inan tried to rebuild control of the east with limited success; after his assassination in 1358, the Marinids fell into frequent internal strife and central authority steadily declined.

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