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Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid
Almohad Caliph
Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate
Reign 1242–1248
Predecessor Abd al-Wahid II
Successor Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada
Born unknown date
Died June 1248
Oujda
Father Idris al-Ma'mun
Religion Islam

Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid (Arabic: الحسن المعتضد بالله السعيد بن المأمون; abū al-ḥasan al-mu`taḍid bi-llah as-sa`īd ben al-mā'mūn; died 1248) was an Almohad caliph who reigned from 1242 until his death. He was a son of Idris al-Ma'mun.

Life

He succeeded his brother Abd al-Wahid II in a period in which the Almohads controlled only parts of present-day Morocco. During his reign, he tried to recover Meknes from the Marinids and Tlemcen from the Zayyanids. As-Said was able to obtain a contingent from the Marinids who made a nominal submission to him, but was killed by the Zayyanids in the Battle of Oujda after which his head was taken and ordered to be shown to his mother.

The Marinids then took the opportunity to conquer Fes, reducing the Almohads’ effective control to the Marrakesh area.

Sources

  • Julien, Charles-André. Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord, des origines à 1830, Payot, Paris, 1994.
Preceded by
Abd al-Wahid II
Almohad dynasty
1242–1248
Succeeded by
Umar

See also

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