[10] Tlemcen became a distinguished city, growing in connection with the Sunni Arab culture of Al-Andalus; in the countryside however, the Ifranides retained their heterodox faith. The failure of the kingdom to become a powerful state can be explained by the lack of geographical or cultural unity, the constant internal disputes and the reliance on Arab nomads for the military. [16]

After failing to retake Tlemcen and being defeated by his son, Abu'l Hasan died in May 1351. The kingdom of Tlemcen at the beginning of the 14th century. [27], In the 15th century, expansion eastward was attempted, but proved disastrous. [9] He welcomed Idris I, recognizing his kingdom and breaking with the Rustamids. In particular, Tlemcen was one of the points through which African gold (arriving from south of the Sahara via Sijilmasa or Taghaza) entered the European hands. [10], Yaghmurasen was able to maintain control over the rival Berber groups, and when faced with the outside threat of the Marinid dynasty, he formed an alliance with the Sultan of Granada and the King of Castile, Alfonso X.

The Zayyanid Abu Sa'id Uthman II (1348-1352) was proclaimed king of Tlemcen. He took Béjaïa in 1353 and Tunis in 1357, becoming master of Ifrikiya. [7] As a result of one of these, the Rustamid dynasty founded a kingdom at Tahert.

[15], The city of Tlemcen became an important center, with many schools, mosques and palaces. University of Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen Faculty of Letters and Languages Department of Foreign Languages Section of English Language Contact and Language Conflict The case of Arabic - French Bilingualism in the Faculty of Medicine, University Abou Bekr Belkaid –Tlemcen A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE [8] Back in Tlemcen, he allied himself with the Maghrawa and had to confront the expansionist aims of the Idrisides. His son Abu al-Hasan 'Ali (r. 1331–1351), the greatest Marinid Sultan, ended the internal quarrels and initiated an expansionary program. [15] The new city was fortified and had a mosque, baths and palaces. [11] Ibn Tashufin died during the fighting. [22], Abu Yakub was succeeded by his sons Abu Thabit and Abu Rabi between 1307 and 1310, and then by his brother Abu Sa'id Uthman II, who came to the throne in 1310. Tlemcen and the central Maghreb revolted. For most of its history the kingdom was on the defensive, threatened by stronger states to the east and the west. [19] Tlemcen also housed a European trading center (funduk) which connected African and European merchants.

Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tlemcen_Province&oldid=977058945, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 17:52. Its people included a minority of settled farmers and villagers, and a majority of nomadic herders. [24], However, Abu'l Hasan went too far in attempting to impose more authority over the Arab tribes, who revolted and in April 1348 defeated his army near Kairouan. [22]

Radio Tlemcen - Radio locale de la ville de Tlemcen (Algérie) Sports, music, news and podcasts. Merchant houses based in Tlemcen, such as the al-Maqqari maintained regular branch offices in Mali and the Sudan.