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Yaghmurasen

Type Figure Region Tlemcen Time 1206–1283 Also known as Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan、Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan、Abu Yahya I、يغمراسن إبن زيان

Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan (1206–1283) was a Zenata Berber chieftain who broke with the declining Almohad state around 1236, founded the Zayyan (Abd al-Wad…

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  1. 1236–1248Tlemcen · AlgeriaOriginally the Almohad-appointed governor of Tlemcen, he declared independence around 1236 and unified the surrounding Berber tribes; after more than a decade of war, in 1248 he destroyed the Almohad caliph at the Battle of Ujda, ending the Zayyanid–Almohad war.
  2. 1271–1283Tlemcen · AlgeriaIn his later years he continued to resist incursions by the Marinid sultanate and the Maghrawa Arab tribes, and maintained strategic cooperation with the Hafsids of Ifriqiya; in 1285 the Hafsids and Zayyanids joined forces to repel an attack from Tunis. He promoted urban construction including the Mashwar palace and the Agadir mosque.

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