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Ahmad al-Marinid

Type Figure Region Morocco Time c. 1350–1398 Also known as Ahmad al-Wathiq、Ahmad ibn Muhammad、艾哈迈德·瓦提克

Late 14th-century Marinid sultan of Morocco (r. c. 1387–1393) amid dynastic infighting and weak royal authority; his son Abdallah succeeded him.

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  1. 1387–1393Fez · MoroccoHe took the throne amid dynastic turmoil and tried to maintain rule between Fez and Marrakesh, but provincial governors and royal kinsmen grew powerful and royal authority had in fact declined.
  2. 1393–1398Morocco · MoroccoAfter his abdication his son Abu Amir Abdallah continued to rule until 1398; Marinid infighting and Nasrid and Castilian intervention further weakened the dynasty's authority.

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