Muhammad ibn Idris
Muhammad ibn Idris ibn Idris ibn Abdallah (Arabic: محمد بن إدريس بن إدريس بن عبد الله) was the third Idrisid emir of Morocco.
Muhammad ibn Idris محمد بن إدريس | |||||
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Emir of Morocco | |||||
Reign | 828–836 | ||||
Predecessor | Idris II al-Azhar ibn Idris | ||||
Successor | Ali ibn Muhammad | ||||
Born | unknown Fes, Morocco | ||||
Died | 836 Fes, Morocco | ||||
Spouse | Roqiya bint Ismail al-Azadi[1] | ||||
Issue | Ali ibn Muhammad | ||||
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Dynasty | Idrisid | ||||
Father | Idris II | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Life
He was the oldest of the twelve sons of Idris II. Upon the death of his father in 828, acting on the advice of his grandmother he divided the Idrisid realm among his older brothers, keeping only the capital, Fes, for himself.[2] This weakened his authority and immediately gave rise to civil war and the decline of the Idrisid dynasty.[2]
When the fourth brother, Isa, ruler of Wazeqqur, revolted against Fes, Muhammad sought the assistance first of Qasim, ruler of Tangier, but was refused. He then turned to Umar, ruler of the Rif Mountains, who defeated both Isa and Qasim, receiving in return the governorship over Tangier.[2] The descendants of Umar and of Qasim would later rival for the leadership of the Idrisid realm after Muhammad's line went extinct.[3]
Muhammad died in March/April 836 in Fes, and was buried there. He was succeeded by his son, Ali, who was only nine years old at the time.[4]
Genealogy
denotes ruling emirs, (1) denotes the sequence of rulership Source: Benchekroun, Chafik T. (2018). "Idrīsids". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830. |
References
- al-Fāsī, ʻAlī ibn ʻAbd Allāh Ibn Abī Zarʻ; al-Gharnāṭī, Ṣāliḥ ibn ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (1860). Roudh el-Kartas: Histoire des souverains du Maghreb (Espagne et Maroc) et annales de la ville de Fès (in French). Impr. impériale. p. 64.
- Eustache 1971, p. 1035.
- Eustache 1971, pp. 1035–1036.
- Eustache 1971, pp. 1035, 1036.
Sources
- Eustache, D. (1971). "Idrīsids". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Volume III: H–Iram (2nd ed.). Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 1035–1037. OCLC 495469525.