Idrisid emirate of Fez

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Idrisid polity emirate medieval Islamic state

The Idrisid emirate of Fez was an early medieval Islamic state in present-day Morocco centered on the city of Fez and ruled by the Idrisid dynasty, one of the first independent Muslim dynasties in the Maghreb.

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Label Occurrences
Idrisid Emirate of Morocco 2
Idrisid state in Morocco 2
Idrisid dynasty in Fez 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Idrisid polity ⓘ
emirate ⓘ
medieval Islamic state ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean region ⓘ
Middle Atlas ⓘ
Rif region ⓘ
capital Fez ⓘ
centerOf Islamic scholarship in the western Maghreb ⓘ
trade routes between al-Andalus and Ifriqiya ⓘ
contains Fez ⓘ
Volubilis ⓘ
surface form: Volubilis region
country Morocco ⓘ
currency dinar ⓘ
dirham ⓘ
dynasty Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
endTime 10th century ⓘ
c. 974 ⓘ
ethnicMajority Berbers ⓘ
ethnicMinority Arabs ⓘ
foundedBy Idris II ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalRole early center of Islamic learning in the western Islamic world ⓘ
one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb ⓘ
knownFor development of Fez as a major Islamic city ⓘ
early Arabization of northern Morocco ⓘ
legitimacyClaim descent from the Prophet Muhammad through Ali and Fatimah ⓘ
locatedIn North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

North Africa ⓘ
namedAfter Idris I ⓘ
notableRuler Ali ibn Umar ⓘ
Idris II ⓘ
Yahya ibn Muhammad ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
politicalStructure emirate ruled by Idrisid emirs ⓘ
predecessor Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
local Berber polities ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousBranch Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ
startTime c. 809 ⓘ
early 9th century ⓘ
successor Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba

Zenata confederation ⓘ
urbanCenter Fez ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Idris II of Morocco → successorState → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
Idrisid dynasty → country → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisid Emirate of Morocco
Idris II → ruledEntity → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisid Emirate of Morocco
Idris I of Morocco → founded → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisid state in Morocco
Idris I → founded → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisid state in Morocco
Yahya ibn Muhammad → houseOrLine → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisids of Fes
Moulay Idriss II → successorState → Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idrisid dynasty in Fez