Zayyanid Dynasty
Sign in to saveAlso known as Zayyanid, Ziyyanid, Zianid, Zianids, Ziyyanids, Abd al-Wadid Dynasty, Abd al-wadid dynasty, Abd al-Wadid Kingdom
Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that ruled Kingdom of Tlemcen
Key facts
- Current region
- Maghreb ; northwestern Algeria
- Founder
- Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan
- Final ruler
- Al Hassan ibn Abdallah
- Titles
- Sultan of Tlemcen
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dynasty
- Capital
- Tlemcen
- Currency
- dinar
- Form of government
- monarchy
- Founded by
- Yaghmurasan
- Follows
- Almohad Caliphate
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- is a list of
- human
- inception
- 1236-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1556-00-00
- Commons category
- Zayyanid dynasty
- topic's main category
- Category:Zayyanid dynasty
- native label
- الزيانيون
- ancestral home
- Kingdom of Tlemcen
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Encyclopedic overview
The Zayyanid dynasty or Ziyanids (Arabic: زيانيون, Ziyāniyyūn) or Abd al-Wadids (Arabic: بنو عبد الواد, Bānu ʿAbd āl-Wād) was a Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen, mainly in modern Algeria centered on the town of Tlemcen in northwest Algeria. The Zayyanid dynasty's rule lasted from 1235 to 1557.
History
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