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The Marinid division between Fez and Marrakesh (776 AH)

انقسام ملك بني مرين بين فاس ومراكش (776هـ)

June 1374 CE · Muharram 776 AH

Fez

Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad and the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Fadl met at Wadi al-Naja and swore to join hands against their foe; their armies marched to Kadiyat al-Ara'is in Dhu al-Qa'da 775 AH where the vizier was routed, then besieged the New City until Abu al-Abbas entered on 7 Muharram 776 AH while Abd al-Rahman withdrew to Marrakesh and held it independently — the truce between them fixing Azmour as the boundary, leaving the Marinids with two kings: one of Fez and one of Marrakesh.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Maghreb
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Fez

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Overview

In 776 AH the Marinids had two kingdoms: the kingdom of Fez and the kingdom of Marrakesh. 1

Alliance and siege

Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad and the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Fadl met at Wadi al-Naja and swore to unite against their common enemy. They marched with their armies to Kudyat al-Arai'is in Dhu al-Qa'da 775 AH, and the vizier was defeated. Then they besieged the new city. 1

Division

Abu al-Abbas entered the new city on the seventh of Muharram 776 AH. Abd al-Rahman moved to Marrakesh and became independent there. They made peace and set Azemmour as the boundary between them. 1

The Gregorian date is derived from the Hijri date.

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al-Qarawiyyin mosque· Ibn Battuta returns to Fez· The Malian giraffe embassy to Fez (762 AH)· Abd al-Hafid of Morocco· Bu Hasun al-Wattasi· Hassan I of Morocco· ابن باجة· Ibn Qatral

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “The Marinid division between Fez and Marrakesh (776 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/marinid-dual-state-776/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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