Zayyanid dynasty
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The Zayyanid dynasty was a Berber royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen in present-day Algeria from the 13th to the 16th century, often caught between the rival powers of the Marinids and Hafsids in North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zayyanid dynasty canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Berber dynasty
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hafsid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marinid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hafsid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Marinid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | dinar ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Marinid pressure
ⓘ
Ottoman expansion ⓘ internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelationsWith |
Kingdom of Granada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
Mediterranean commerce
ⓘ
caravan trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1556 ⓘ |
| era |
Late medieval period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zenata Berbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
ⓘ
patronage of Islamic scholarship in Tlemcen ⓘ rivalry with Marinid Sultanate of Fez ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Berber languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Nedroma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oran NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abu Hammu II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abu Tashfin I NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| ruled | Kingdom of Tlemcen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1235 ⓘ |
| successor |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regency of Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.