The Zayyanid Dynasty: Tlemcen's Forgotten Kingdom

Between the Almohad collapse and the rise of the Saadians, the Zayyanid dynasty ruled Tlemcen for over three centuries, balancing diplomacy and war with the Marinids of Fez, the Hafsids of Tunis, and the emerging Christian powers of Iberia. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Zayyanids turned Tlemcen into a Mediterranean trade hub, minted their own gold dinars, and produced the historian Ibn Khaldun's early career. They discuss the dynasty's founding by Yaghmurasan ibn Zayyan, the epic Marinid sieges that made Tlemcen a 'city of tents', and the eventual decline that left the region fragmented. Tune in to uncover a key chapter in North African history that shaped Morocco's eastern frontiers.

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