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Abu Abdallah al-Mansur

Type Figure Region Morocco Time c. 1370–1393 Also known as Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustansir、Abu Abd Allah al-Mansur、Marinid al-Mansur standard bearer、阿布·阿巴斯·艾哈迈德·穆斯坦斯尔

Name tied to Marinid sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustansir, twice sultan of Fez (1374–1384, 1387–1393); the Marinid victory banner bore al-Mansur.

Timeline

  1. 1374–1384Fez · FezReturning from Granada with Nasrid support under Muhammad V, he took Fez in 1374, executed the exiled Ibn al-Khatib, and handed Ceuta to Granada in exchange for backing; in 1384 the Nasrids engineered his deposition.
  2. 1387–1393Fez and Taza · FezRestored in 1387, he enlarged the vizier's powers, enjoyed relative peace in Morocco, and recovered Tlemcen and Algiers; his sudden death at Taza in 1393 triggered a succession crisis through which Christian powers pressed into Morocco.
  3. 1401–1410Morocco · MoroccoOn campaign the Marinid sultans bore a white al-Mansur victory banner as a dynastic emblem, recorded by Ibn Khaldun and al-Qalqashandi (d. 1418). Uthman III reigned from 1401 to 1410, failing in a 1410 attempt on Gibraltar, as the dynasty slid toward Wattasid regency.

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