Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Tlemcen
This article is about the dynasty that ruled Tlemcen. For the history of their state, see Kingdom of Tlemcen.
Zayyanid dynasty
Current region
Maghreb; North Western Algeria
Founded
1235
Founder
Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan
Final ruler
Hassan I
Titles
Sultan of Tlemcen
Dissolution
1557
Deposition
1557
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The Zayyanid dynasty (Arabic: زيانيون, Ziyānyūn) or Abd al-Wadids (Arabic: بنو عبد الواد, Bānu ʿabd āl-Wād) was a Berber Zenata[1][2][3] 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.[4]
^"Algeria – Zayanids". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^"Abd al-Wadid Dynasty | Berber dynasty". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^Appiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (1 January 2010). Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195337709.
^Phillip Chiviges Naylor, North Africa: a history from antiquity to the present, (University of Texas Press, 2009), 98.
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