The Marinid division between Fez and Marrakesh (776 AH)
انقسام ملك بني مرين بين فاس ومراكش (776هـ)
June 1374 CE · Muharram 776 AH
Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad and the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Fadl met at Wadi al-Naja and swore to join hands against their foe; their armies marched to Kadiyat al-Ara'is in Dhu al-Qa'da 775 AH where the vizier was routed, then besieged the New City until Abu al-Abbas entered on 7 Muharram 776 AH while Abd al-Rahman withdrew to Marrakesh and held it independently — the truce between them fixing Azmour as the boundary, leaving the Marinids with two kings: one of Fez and one of Marrakesh.
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- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
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Overview
Alliance and siege
Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad and the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Fadl met at Wadi al-Naja and swore to unite against their common enemy. They marched with their armies to Kudyat al-Arai'is in Dhu al-Qa'da 775 AH, and the vizier was defeated. Then they besieged the new city. 1
Division
Abu al-Abbas entered the new city on the seventh of Muharram 776 AH. Abd al-Rahman moved to Marrakesh and became independent there. They made peace and set Azemmour as the boundary between them. 1
The Gregorian date is derived from the Hijri date.
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- Occurred at
- Fez
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Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “The Marinid division between Fez and Marrakesh (776 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/marinid-dual-state-776/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.