Idrisid dynasty

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The Idrisid dynasty was an early Islamic ruling family that established one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb, centered in what is now northern Morocco.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab dynasty
Islamic dynasty
Muslim ruling family
royal house
alliedGroups local Berber tribes
ancestralLineage descendants of Hasan ibn Ali
capital Fes
Walili
centerOfPower Fes
coFounder Idris II
conflictWith Abbasid Caliphate
Aghlabids
Umayyads of Córdoba
coreTerritory northern Morocco
country Idrisid Emirate of Morocco
currency gold dinar
silver dirham
dissolved 10th century
dynasticHouse Ahl al-Bayt
endTime 974
established late 8th century
ethnicOrigin Arab
firstRuler Idris I
followedBy Fatimid Caliphate
Miknasa Zenata rule in parts of Morocco
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba influence in Morocco
founder Idris I
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
language Arabic
legitimacyBasis descent from the Prophet Muhammad through Hasan
namedAfter Idris I
notableContribution early urbanization of Morocco
spread of Arabic culture in the western Maghreb
notableRuler Ali ibn Umar
Yahya ibn Muhammad
politicalStatus one of the first independent Muslim dynasties in the Maghreb
precededBy Umayyad Caliphate influence in the Maghreb
region Maghreb
North Africa
religion Islam
religiousBranch Shia Islam
religiousOrientation Zaydi-influenced
secondaryCenterOfPower Volubilis
secondRuler Idris II
significantEvent Islamization of northern Morocco
development of Fes as a religious and commercial center
foundation of the city of Fes
startTime 788
stateType emirate
independent Muslim state


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