Final Period of the Moroccan Idrisid Dynasty

Timeline

1. 1031–1034Fez · MoroccoThe Idrisid dynasty had lost the ability to unify Morocco since the mid-10th century, and by the 1030s its descendants could maintain only limited influence around Fez. The sacred status of the descendants of the dynasty's founder, Idris I, was still respected by some Berber tribes, but they could no longer exercise effective central power.
2. 1034–1037Northern Morocco · MoroccoBerber tribes such as the Sanhaja and Masmuda established independent separatist regimes across Morocco, competing for strategic cities like Fez and Tangier. The Zirid dynasty expanded its influence from Ifriqiya into western Morocco, further marginalizing the Idrisid remnants amid tribal conflicts.
3. 1037–1040Maghreb · MaghrebBy the late 1030s, the Idrisid dynasty's role as a unified regime had completely ended, though the Islamic university of Fez and the city's cultural traditions endured. Moroccan politics entered an era of competition among local Berber dynasties, creating the conditions for the Almoravid movement of the 11th century to unify the western Maghreb.