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Abu Zayyan Muhammad

Type Figure Region Maghreb Time c. 1330–1387 Also known as Abu Zayyan Muhammad II ibn Uthman、Abu Zayyan II、أبو زيان محمد بن عثمان

Zayyanid prince of Tlemcen who contested the throne with his cousin Abu Hammu II from 1360 until his death in 1387.

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  1. 1352–1358Tlemcen · Kingdom of TlemcenFrom 1352 to 1359 Tlemcen lay under the second occupation of the Marinid sultan Abu Inan. As a member of the royal house, Abu Zayyan built up influence within the family while awaiting the decline of Marinid power and the restoration of Zayyanid independence.
  2. 1359Tlemcen · AlgeriaAfter Abu Inan's assassination in 1358 the Marinids fell into civil strife. In 1359 Abu Hammu II Musa expelled the occupying army, restored Zayyanid rule and acceded in February; Abu Zayyan, his cousin, became the leading challenger to the throne.
  3. 1360Tlemcen · AlgeriaOn 20 May 1360 he deposed Abu Hammu II and briefly held power, but his cousin retook the throne that same year. This opened decades of repeated depositions between the two, a dynastic civil conflict in which he also received Hafsid support.

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