At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu Sa'id Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini, son of Abd al-Haqq ibn Mahyu. He took charge of the affairs of the Banu Marin after his father's death in the year 614 AH, and he avenged his father and his brother Idris by killing their murderers 1.
In the Maghrib
Ibn Khaldun reports that he travelled through the regions of the Maghrib imposing levies on its people. The tribes pledged allegiance to him: Hawwara, Zakkara, Tsul, Meknes, Bata'ba, Qashtala, Sadratha, Bahlula and Mdiouna, and he imposed tribute on them. He imposed a fixed tax on Fez, Taza, Meknes and the castle of Kutama, on condition that he would hold back raids from them 1.
He raided the Zanata nomads in the year 620 AH, and they submitted. Then he turned against the Riyah of the people of Azghar and al-Hubut 1.
Death
He was killed by assassination at the hands of a non-Arab in the year 637 AH. The Common Era conversion is derived 1.
Connections
- Predecessor of
- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini
- Child of
- Abd al-Haqq ibn Mahyu
People and things also explored
Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini· Abd al-Haqq ibn Mahyu· Muhammad ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq al-Marini”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/uthman-ibn-abd-al-haqq-marinid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.