| Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid | |
|---|---|
| Almohad Caliph | |
| Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate | |
| Reign | 1242–1248 |
| Predecessor | Abd al-Wahid II |
| Successor | Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada |
| Born | unknown date |
| Died | June 1248 Oujda |
| Father | Idris al-Ma'mun |
| Religion | Islam |
Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid (Arabic: الحسن المعتضد بالله السعيد بن المأمون; abū al-ḥasan al-mu`taḍid bi-llah as-sa`īd ben al-mā'mūn; died 1248) was an Almohad caliph who reigned from 1242 until his death. He was a son of Idris al-Ma'mun.
Life
He succeeded his brother Abd al-Wahid II in a period in which the Almohads controlled only parts of present-day Morocco. During his reign, he tried to recover Meknes from the Marinids and Tlemcen from the Zayyanids. As-Said was able to obtain a contingent from the Marinids who made a nominal submission to him, but was killed by the Zayyanids in the Battle of Oujda after which his head was taken and ordered to be shown to his mother.
The Marinids then took the opportunity to conquer Fes, reducing the Almohads’ effective control to the Marrakesh area.
References
- Histoire des Beni Zeiyan, rois de Tlemcen, par Abou-Abd'Allah-Mohammed ibn-Abd'el-Djelyl et Tenessy, ouvrage trad. par ... 'Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn 'Abd-al-jalil al-Tanasi. Duprat.
- Jamil M. Abun-Nasr (20 August 1987). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-1-316-58334-0.
Sources
- Julien, Charles-André. Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord, des origines à 1830, Payot, Paris, 1994.
| Preceded byAbd al-Wahid II | Almohad dynasty 1242–1248 |
Succeeded byUmar |