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Fes Jdid

فاس الجديد

Fes

The New Town of Fes; when the rebellion's west subsided and Sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Abd al-Haqq's kingship ran steady with a great retinue and many incomers, he chose to lay out a separate city for his residence and armies beside old Fes — Fes Jdid, the Marinids' royal seat — and afterwards ordered the qasba of Miknasa built.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Maghreb
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Overview

Fez al-Jadid is the new city founded by Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini, alongside the old city of Fez. 1

Founding

Ibn Khaldun reports that when the sultan had settled in the west, his rule was secure, and his entourage and his visitors had grown, he decided to lay out a city to house his commanders and troops. He founded the new city as the seat of the Marinid dynasty and the residence of its sultan and army. 1

He then ordered the building of the citadel of the city of Meknes. 1

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Located in
Fes
Founded by
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Marini

People and things also explored

Ottoman entry into Fez (964/1554)· Capture of Fez· The great calamity of Fez, 813 AH· Idris II builds Fez· Fatima al-Fihri founds al-Qarawiyyin· Sultan Abu Thabit al-Marini· Fatema Mernissi· Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Marini

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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Ottoman entry into Fez (964/1554)

After the Sa'di defeat near Badis, the fall of Taza, and the battle of Kadiyat al-Makhali before Fez, the Ottoman forces with Bu Hasun entered Fez on 3 Safar 961/8 January 1554 (the printed text reads 964); the imam preached in the Ottoman sultan's name and the Porte declared Morocco annexed. Salih Reis stayed four months before Fez later returned to the Sa'dis.