Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq

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Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq (Arabic: محمد الرابع المريني) (Muhammad ibn Ahmad Abu Zayyan) was Marinid Sultan of Fez from 1386 to 1387.

Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1386 – 1387
PredecessorMusa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil
SuccessorAbul Abbas Ahmad Mustanzir
Bornunknown
Died1387
DynastyMarinid
ReligionIslam

Life

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Musa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil had replaced the Sultan Abul Abbas Ahmad Mustanzir in 1384.[1] His accession was engineered by the Nasrid dynasty of the Emirate of Granada.[citation needed] In 1386 he was replaced by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq, who ruled until 1387. Abul Abbas then regained the throne.[1]

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Citations

  1. ^ a b Ilahiane 2006, p. 156.

Sources

  • Ilahiane, Hsain (2006-07-17). Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6490-0. Retrieved 2013-05-14.