Yahya III ibn al-Qasim ( ar, يحيى الثالث بن القاسم) was the eighth
Idrisid
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid and ...
ruler and
sultan of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
. He took over after the death of
Ali II in 880. He died in 904.
[The Sansūsiyyah movement of North Africa. Mahmood Ahmad Ghazi ( ar, محمود أحمد غازي). Shariʼah Academy, International Islamic University, 2001. p. 312.]
Life
He was nicknamed al-Kettani, or 'the one related to linen', "Kettan" in
Arabic
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. This nickname was a result of him ordering his troops in
Tlemcen
Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the p ...
to use linen tents. His descendants are the Kettani family, which is well known in Morocco.
References
Arab kings
Idrisid dynasty
9th-century Arabs
10th-century Arabs
People from Fez, Morocco
Sultans of Morocco
904 deaths
9th-century monarchs in Africa
10th-century monarchs in Africa
Zaydi imams
Moroccan people of Arab descent
9th-century Moroccan people
10th-century Moroccan people
Year of birth unknown
Slave owners
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