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Abu Inan Faris
Abu Inan Faris `bin` Ali ( ) was born in 1329. He succeeded his father Abu al-Hasan ibn `Utman as Sultan Marinid in 1348. He died strangled by his vizier when he was dying 27 November 1358 .
History
He describes himself as "Commander of the Faithful (amir al-Muminin). It must eliminate one of his nephews who had taken power in Fez.
After that he resumed his work and his father built the madrassah that bears his name to Fez , the madrasah Bou Inania.
It takes Tlemcen and Candle ( 1352 ) and Tunis , but the revolt continued and the state Merinid continues to weaken.
| Preceded by | Abu Inan Faris | Followed by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu al-Hasan ibn `Utman |
| First eclipse Marinid |
Notes
- 24 Dhul-Hijjah l-759
- Ibn Khaldun, The Book of examples, Introduction, Gallimard, Bibliotheque de la Pleiade, ( ISBN 2-07-011425-2 ) P. 92, no mention of murder.
Sources
- Charles-Andre Julien , History of North Africa from its origins to 1830, original edition 1931, reprint Payot, Paris, 1994
- The Arabic site http://www.hukam.net/
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