Marinid dynasty
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The Marinid dynasty was a Berber Muslim royal house that ruled much of present-day Morocco and parts of North Africa from the 13th to 15th centuries, succeeding the Almohads and fostering significant urban and cultural development.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Berber dynasty
→
Muslim dynasty → dynasty → |
| capital |
Fes
→
|
| constructed |
Attarine Madrasa (Fes)
→
Bou Inania Madrasa (Fes) → Sahrij Madrasa (Fes) → |
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| country |
Morocco
→
|
| culture |
Maghrebi
→
|
| currency |
gold dinar
→
silver dirham → |
| declineCause |
internal dynastic struggles
→
rise of local warlords in Morocco → |
| endTime |
1465
→
15th century → |
| ethnicGroup |
Zenata Berbers
→
|
| followed |
Almohad rule in Morocco
→
|
| followedBy |
Wattasid rule in Morocco
→
|
| governmentForm |
monarchy
→
|
| hasCapital |
Fes el-Bali
→
Fes el-Jdid → |
| knownFor |
architectural patronage
→
conflicts with the Kingdom of Castile → naval involvement in the Strait of Gibraltar → patronage of madrasas → support of Islamic scholarship → urban development in Fes → |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
→
Berber languages → |
| militaryConflict |
Battle of Rio Salado
→
wars against the Kingdom of Castile → wars against the Kingdom of Portugal → |
| namedAfter |
Banu Marin tribe
→
|
| notableRuler |
Abu Inan Faris
→
Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq → Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman → |
| partOf |
history of Morocco
→
history of the Maghreb → |
| predecessor |
Almohad Caliphate
→
|
| region |
North Africa
→
|
| religion |
Sunni Islam
→
|
| rulingHouse |
Banu Marin
→
|
| startTime |
13th century
→
c. 1244 → |
| successor |
Wattasid dynasty
→
|
| territoryIncludes |
parts of al-Andalus
→
parts of present-day Algeria → parts of present-day Tunisia → present-day Morocco → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bou Inania Madrasa
→
Moorish Castle → |
builtBy |
|
Chellah necropolis
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Ibn Battuta
("Marinid Sultanate")
→
|
countryOfCitizenship |
|
Al-Attarine Madrasa
("Marinid Morocco")
→
|
culturalContext |
|
Fes el-Jdid
→
|
foundedBy |
|
War of the Two Peters
("Marinid Sultanate")
→
|
hasBelligerent |
|
al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
→
|
laterPatronDynasty |
|
Conquest of Ceuta
("Marinid Sultanate")
→
|
opponent |
|
Medina of Fez
→
|
periodOfSignificantDevelopment |
|
Al-Attarine Madrasa
→
|
rulingDynastyAtConstruction |
|
Almohad dynasty
→
|
successor |
|
Fez
→
|
wasCapitalOf |