Marinid Sultanate
Muslim Berber dynasty (1244–1465) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century in modern Morocco and other parts of North Africa. It was named after the Banu Marin (Arabic: بنو مرين, Berber: Ayt Mrin[4]), a Zenata Berber tribe.[1][5] The sultanate was ruled by the Marinid dynasty (Arabic: المرينيون al-marīniyyūn), founded by Abd al-Haqq I.[1][6]
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Marinid Sultanate | |||||||||
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1244–1465 | |||||||||
Status | Ruling dynasty of Morocco[1][2] | ||||||||
Capital | Fes | ||||||||
Official languages | Arabic[3] | ||||||||
Common languages | Maghrebi Arabic, Berber languages | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||
• 1215–1217 | Abd al-Haqq I | ||||||||
• 1420–1465 | Abd al-Haqq II | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1244 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1465 | ||||||||
Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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