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DWD
July 21, 2018

Ibn Battuta’s 1325, part 2: the Kingdom of Tlemcen

When Ibn Battuta set out from Tangier on Hajj in 1325, Marinid Morocco was one of three kingdoms occupying the territory of the former Almohad Caliphate. Immediately to their east, and the next stop on Ibn Battuta’s journey, was the Kingdom of Tlemcen, ruled by the Zayyanid dynasty. This map should illustrate things for you:

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DWD
July 16, 2018

The Zayyanids: Ibn Battuta’s North Africa, part 1

After Ibn Battuta left Marinid Morocco he entered the Kingdom of Tlemcen, under the control of the Zayyanid Dynasty, sometimes also known as the Abd al-Wadids. They ruled a territory that to some degree corresponds with modern Algeria, or at least the coastal parts of modern Algeria, as you can see on the map: