Abd al-Wadid (Zayyanid) kingdom of Tlemcen
دولة بني عبد الواد
1236 CE · 635 AH – 1337 CE · 737 AH
The Abd al-Wadid kingdom of Zanata at Tlemcen, founded by Yaghmurasen ibn Zayyan who took the city after an eight-year siege — who answered, when an Idrisid pedigree was offered him, in their tongue: 'if true it profits us with God, but this world we won with our swords'; they held the central Maghreb between the Marinids and the Hafsids until the Marinids entered Tlemcen and ended their state.
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
Overview
The Banu Abd al-Wad state of the Zanata in Tlemcen, founded by Yaghmurasan ibn Zayyan after he took the city. They ruled the central Maghrib between the Banu Marin and the Hafsids, until the Marinids entered Tlemcen and their state ended. 1
Founding
Yaghmurasan besieged Tlemcen for eight years and then took it. The data put this in 635 AH (1236 CE), a derived year. 1
Ibn Khaldun reports that a claim of descent from Idris was brought to Yaghmurasan, and he said in their tongue something to the effect that if it was true it would benefit us before God, but that as for this world, we obtained it by our swords. 1
The end
The Banu Marin overcame Tlemcen and the king of the Banu Abd al-Wad was defeated. The data put this in 737 AH (1337 CE). The year is derived and disputed, and the matter needs a second source. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Abu Hammu I Musa ibn Uthman· Abu Ziyan Muhammad ibn Uthman· Abu Tashfin I Abd al-Rahman ibn Musa· Uthman ibn Yaghmurasan ibn Zayyan· Abu Hammu's recovery of Tlemcen· يغمراسن بن زيان بن ثابت· Sultan Abu Hammu Musa II· Abu Sa'id Uthman ibn Abd al-Rahman
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1842
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