Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Haqq () (died 1258) was a Marinid ruler.
Life
He was the son of
Abd al-Haqq I
Abu Muhammad Abd al-Haqq I (died 1217) was the first leader of the Marinid dynasty of the Maghreb.Uthman I and Muhammad I. He shared, in advance,
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 to ...
among the various Marinid clans then grouped together in the east of Upper
Moulouya
The Moulouya River (Berber language, Berber: ''iɣẓer en Melwect'', ) is a 520 km-long river in Morocco. Its sources are located in the Jbel Ayachi, Ayashi mountain in the Middle Atlas. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Saïdia, in ...
. He captured the territory of
Meknes
Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th c ...
which became the first Marinid capital, but the AlmohadAbu al-Hasan as-Said resumed the offensive and Abu Yahya retreated to eastern Morocco. as-Said took the opportunity to attack Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan, founder of the
kingdom of Tlemcen
The Kingdom of Tlemcen or Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen ( ar, الزيانيون) was a Berber kingdom in what is now the northwest of Algeria. Its territory stretched from Tlemcen to the Chelif bend and Algiers, and at its zenith reached Sijilm ...
, but he was killed and Abu Yahya wiped out what remained of the Almohad army in
Guercif
Guercif (Berber: Gersif, ⴳⴻⵔⵙⵉⴼ; Arabic: ڭرسيف) is a town and municipality in Guercif Province, Oriental, Morocco. It is the province's capital. According to the 2014 census the municipality had a population of 90,880 people living ...
. Abu Yahya now controls all of eastern Morocco, captured
Fez
Fez most often refers to:
* Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire
* Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco
Fez or FEZ may also refer to:
Media
* ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...
in 1248 and reached the ocean. The fight against the Almohads continued for many years, he took them from behind by conquering Tafilalt and when he died of illness in 1258, the Almohads only had the High Atlas, the
Sous
The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) ( ar, سوس, sūs, shi, ⵙⵓⵙ, sus) is an area in mid-southern Morocco. Geologically, it is the alluvial basin of the Sous River (''Asif n Sus''), separated from the Sahara desert ...
, the region of
Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...