Zayyanid Dynasty

Timeline

1. 1236–1283Tlemcen · AlgeriaIn 1236 Yaghmurasan broke away from the Almohad remnants and established the Zayyanid kingdom centered on Tlemcen, controlling the Tuat trade routes and Saharan trade nodes.
2. 1308–1337Tlemcen · AlgeriaUnder Abu Hammu I and Abu Tashfin I, 1308–1337, the Zayyanids consolidated control of the central Maghreb, forming a three-way balance with the Marinids and Hafsids.
3. 1341–1348Tlemcen · AlgeriaAfter Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan captured Tlemcen in 1337, the Zayyanid royal family lived in exile 1341–1348 and the city was ruled directly by a Marinid governor; the 1340s were a dynastic crisis, but local clans maintained networks of resistance.
4. 1348–1352Tlemcen · AlgeriaAfter Marinid internal strife and defeat at Kairouan in 1348, Abu Tashfin's sons Abu Sa'id Uthman II and Abu Tabbaz I were restored, briefly recovering Zayyanid rule over Tlemcen.
5. 1359–1389Tlemcen · AlgeriaAfter Abu Hammu II acceded in 1359, the Zayyanids entered a third period of political strength, maintaining Tlemcen's independence and cultural prosperity under repeated Marinid pressure.