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Marrakesh is a Moroccan city founded by the Almoravids as their capital around 1070 CE. Ibn Khaldun mentions that Yusuf ibn Tashfin laid out Marrakesh in 454 AH and settled there, making it the seat of his residence and his army. 1
Connections
- Ruled by
- Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi
- Place of death of
- Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi· Abd al-Wahid II al-Ma'mun, Almohad· ابن بقي الظاهري قاضي مراكش· Ibn Qatral· ابن رشد الحفيد· ابن زهر الحفيد· إدريس بن يعقوب المأمون الموحدي· Madani El Glaoui· Thami El Glaoui
- Birthplace of
- Lalla Essaydi
- Site of
- Ibn Rushd becomes the caliph's physician (1182)
People and things also explored
Cordoba· Ibn Rushd becomes the caliph's physician (1182)· ابن رشد الحفيد· Madani El Glaoui· Thami El Glaoui· Ibn Rushd exiled to Lucena, 591 AH· Ibn Ṭufayl presents Ibn Rushd to the caliph· Tahāfut al-Tahāfut written
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1646
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
- GeoNames gazetteer
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islam.museum contributors. “Marrakesh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/marrakesh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.