Sultan Abu Thabit al-Marini

السلطان أبو ثابت المريني

1308 CE · 708 AH

Abu Thabit Amir ibn Yusuf al-Marini, sultan of the Marinids (707-708 AH); 'the falcon of his people' for his daring, he marched on Tlemcen and besieged it hard, entered Marrakesh in mid-Rajab, and died at Taza in 708 AH in the flower of his reign.

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sultan
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Maghreb
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Overview

Abu Thabit Amir ibn Yusuf al-Marini, sultan of the Banu Marin from 707 to 708 AH, and the son of Abu Yusuf Yaqub. 1

His reign

Ibn Khaldun describes him as "the falcon of his people" for his boldness. He marched on Tlemcen, camped before it and pressed the siege hard. He then entered Marrakesh in the middle of Rajab of the same year. He died at Tazi in 708 AH, at the start of his rule. 1

The Gregorian date of his death (1308 CE) is derived from the Hijri date and is not stated in the source.

This page belongs to the Marinid state.

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Predecessor of
Sultan Abu al-Rabi' Sulayman al-Marini
Ruler of
Marinid dynasty
Child of
Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Marini

People and things also explored

Sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman II al-Marini· Sultan Abu al-Rabi' Sulayman al-Marini· Marinid dynasty· Fes Jdid· Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Musta'in al-Marini· Abu Inan Faris al-Marini· Al-Mawla Abu Salim Ibrahim al-Marini· Almohad Caliphate

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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Sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman II al-Marini

Abu Sa'id Uthman ibn Ya'qub ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini (710-731 AH); his sister Urayba worked for his bay'a until he stood in command, lifted the grievances, cut the unlawful taxes and freed the prisoners, besieged Tlemcen in 714 AH at the playground field, fought his son Abu Ali's revolt until the son was killed — his reign the flower of Marinid prosperity, preached in al-Andalus, dying in 731 AH when his son Abu al-Hasan was acclaimed.