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Yahya I
يحيى الأول
Emir of Morocco
Reign 849–863
Predecessor Ali ibn Muhammad
Successor Yahya II ibn Yahya
Born 829
Died 863
Dynasty Idrisid
Father Muhammad ibn Idris
Religion Islam

Yahya ibn Muhammad (Arabic: يحيى بن محمد; died 863) was the fifth Idrisid ruler of Morocco.

Life

Yahya was a younger son of the fourth Idrisid emir, Muhammad ibn Idris, and took over the rule in Morocco after the death of his heirless brother Ali I in January 849.

Following the stabilization and consolidation of Idrisid authority by his brother, Yahya's reign is commonly regarded, in the words of historian Chafik T. Benchekroun, as "the very picture of prosperous and tranquil rule". During this time, the Idrisid capital at Fes expanded greatly with the arrival of people from al-Andalus and Ifriqiya. Thus the establishment of the two great mosques of Fes, the al-Qarawiyyin ('Mosque of the Kairouanis') and the Andalusian Mosque, is traditionally ascribed to his reign, in 859. At least for the Qarawiyyin, this claim is clearly a legend, as an inscription has been found proclaiming its foundation in 877.

Despite the traditional view of the reign as peaceful, modern historians have remarked on the complete absence of coins minted in his name at Fes, whereas there exist coins in the name of a certain Abu Sahl, possibly related to Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sahl al-Judhami, whose family is known to have fought the Idrisids for control of Fes a few years after Yahya's death.

Yahya died in 863 and was succeeded by his son, Yahya II.

Genealogy

Sources

  • Benchekroun, Chafik T. (2018). "Idrīsids". Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online. 
  • Eustache, D. (1971). "Idrīsids". The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. 1035–1037. 
Preceded by
Ali I
Idrisid emir of Morocco
849–863
Succeeded by
Yahya II

See also

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