Abu al-Rabi Sulayman
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| Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman | |||||
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| Sultan of Morocco Amīr al-Muslimīn | |||||
Abu Thabit Amir | |||||
| Successor | Abu Sa'id Uthman II | ||||
| Born | March 1289 | ||||
| Died | 23 November 1310 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Marinid | ||||
| Father | Abu Yaqub Yusuf | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman (
Abu Thabit Amir
, whom he succeeded in 1308, at the age of 19.
History
Abu ar-Rabi Sulayman succeeded his brother
Nasr in March 1309, the Nasrids were quick to repair relations, abandoning the pretender Othman ibn Idris and actively assisting Abu al-Rabi in recovering Ceuta
in July 1309.
The Marinids were quick to return the favour. Abu al-Rabi dispatched a Marinid fleet to force the Castilians to lift the siege of Algeciras in January 1310, and dispatched sufficient North African troops to assist the Granadines to fend off the Aragonese landing near Almería.
As part of the deal, a marriage treaty was contracted between Abu al-Rabi and a Granadine princess. The
Marinids
as dowry.
Abu al-Rabi Sulayman fell ill and died in November 1310. Without sons of his own, he was succeeded by an uncle,
Marinid sultan of Morocco
.
Sources
- C.A. Julien, Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord, des origines à 1830, Payot (1961, reedit. orig. 1931)
- C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Edinburgh University Press (2004), pp. 41–42 ISBN 9780748621378