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		Abd al-Rahman of the Umayyad dynasty flees to Spain to escape the Abbasids and is responsible for the "Golden Caliphate" in Spain, the greatest Islamic civilization yet known.
		969 CE, the rule of Egypt is under the Ikhidid dynasty.
		Azerbajjan is periodically ruled by different rulers from the end of the Seljuk Empire until 1502.
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	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Idrisid
		Idrisid, first Arab dynasty of consequence to rule the nation of Morocco.
		The Idrisid dynasty was founded by Idris I in 788 and lasted until near the...
		The first Arab rulers of the whole of Morocco, the Idrisid dynasty, held power from 789 to 926.
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	info: IDRISID (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Idrisids were the first Arab dynasty in the western Maghreb, ruling from 788 to 985, and can be thought of as the originators of an independent Morocco.
		The founder of the dynasty was Idris ibn Abdallah (788-791), who traced his ancestry back to Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima.
		The last Idrisid was deposed in 985, and they were succeeded in Morocco by the principality of the Magrawa.
	en.progressoelettronico.com /Idrisid (395 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Morocco
		The dynasty was named after Idris I, a refugee from the east who was the great-great-grandson of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad.
		This city was to become a center of Islamic and Arab culture throughout the centuries, thanks largely to the settlement there in the 9th century of two large contingents of refugees—one from Kairouan (present-day Al Qayrawān)in Tunisia, the other from Córdoba, cities that were the centers of Muslim civilization in Africa and Spain respectively.
		The Idrisid dynasty thus gave Morocco a capital, a tradition, and its patron saints in the two founders, Idris I and II.
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	765. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		The Idrisid presence increased the diffusion of Islamic beliefs among the indigenous population during the 9th century.
		THE AGHLABID DYNASTY, founded by Ibrahim ibn Aghlab, an Abbasid governor of the province of Ifriqiya (present Tunisia and the northeast corner of Algeria).
		The Aghlabids attempted to create an African slave military, but their efforts to defend themselves against the Fatimids failed, and the Fatimids ended their dynasty in 909.
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	CONK! Encyclopedia: History_of_the_Jews_in_Tunisia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the seventh century the Jewish population was largely augmented by Spanish immigrants, who, fleeing from the persecutions of the Visigothic king Sisebut and his successors, escaped to Mauritania and settled in the Byzantine cities.
		Under the rule of this dynasty, which lasted until 909, the situation of the Jews in Tunis was very favorable.
		The persecution was especially detrimental to the prosperity of the Kairwan community, and members thereof began to emigrate to the city of Tunis, which speedily gained in population and in commercial importance.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=History_of_the_Jews_in_Tunisia (2051 words)

	Morocco
		Umayyads of Damascus and the Abbasids of Baghdad) lost political influence over Morocco when the first Arab dynasty in the country, the Idrisid, cut ties with the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad and the Umayyad rule in Al-Andalus.
		What became modern Morocco in the seventh century, was the area invaded by the Arabs, who brought their customs, culture, and Islam, to which most of the Berbers converted, forming states such as the Kingdom of Nekor.
		The Idrisids established Fez as their capital and Morocco became a centre of learning and a major regional power.
	www.auberge-sahara-merzouga.com /morocco.htm (723 words)

	Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 500-1000 A.D. \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By the tenth century, however, local dynasties such as the Fatimid (909–1171) in the eastern Maghrib gain control.
		Following the Fatimid conquest of Ikhshidid Egypt in 969 and the establishment of the newly founded city of Cairo as the Fatimid capital in 973, direct Fatimid rule of the Maghrib comes to an end.
		Until 1152, the Zirids and Hammadids, two Berber dynasties, rule Tunisia and eastern Algeria as Fatimid vassals.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ht/06/nfw/ht06nfw.htm (472 words)

	Morocco
		It was not until Idris I (a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima and the Caliph Ali) sought refuge from Baghdad that Morocco was subjugated to a single ruler.
		The Idrisid dynasty, which he founded, lasted from 788 to 986, coming under increasing threat in its last years from the Umayyad dynasty of Spain and the Fatimids of the eastern Maghreb.
		By the early 12th century, however, the Almoravid dynasty was waning, to be superseded by another religious movement, stemming from the Atlas Mountains.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019825.html (2482 words)

	Umayyad dynasty -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Their decline began with a defeat by the Byzantine Empire in 717; intertribal feuding, discontent among non-Arab Muslim converts, and the failure of financial reforms eventually led to their unseating by the 'Abbasid dynasty.
		in Spain, Muslim Berber dynasty, one of the party kingdoms ('ifahtas) that emerged during the decline of the Umayyad caliphate of Córdoba early in the 11th century.
		Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled in the Berber areas of Morocco from 789 until 921.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9381487 (763 words)

	Morocco
		Among the most notable were the dynasties of the Almoravids, from 1062 to 1147, and the Almohads, from 1147 to 1258.
		The reign (1579-1603) of Ahmed I al-Man-sur is regarded as the golden age of Morocco.
		This dynasty reached its peak in the reign of Ismail al-Hasani (reigned 1672-1727).
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/M/morocco.html (1345 words)

	Idrisid Dynasty -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The founder, Idris I (Idris ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Hasan II), who reigned 789–791 at Walila, was a sharif, or princely descendant of Muhammad, and was one of the few survivors of the battle of Fakhkh, in which many of the 'Alids were slain by the 'Abbasids.
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		The best-known members of the dynasty were Peter I the Great, Catherine II the Great, Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042039 (798 words)

	Loq-Man Translations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Arabian Nights, a compilation of stories written under the reign of the Abbasids, is representative of the lifestyle and administration of this Persian influenced government.
		Abd al-Rahman of the Umayyad dynasty flees to Spain to escape the Abbasids and is responsible for the "Golden Caliphate" in Spain, the greatest Islamic civilization yet known.
		In Egypt, the Abbasid and Umayyad caliphates are ended and rule turns to Egyptian-based control with the beginning of the Tulunid dynasty (lasting until 904 CE).
	www.loqmantranslations.com /ArabicFacts/Chronology.html (2112 words)

	Harun al-Rashid Biography / Biography of Harun al-Rashid Main Biography
		Harun al-Rashid (766-809) was the fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty.
		In 750 the Abbasid dynasty replaced the Umayyad as rulers of the Islamic Empire, and for a generation they were busy consolidating their rule and overcoming internal disorders.
		The difficulty of holding together an empire as vast as Harun's led to the establishment of an independent principality in Morocco by the Idrisid dynasty in 789 and of a semi-independent one in Tunisia by the Aghlabid dynasty in 800.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/harun-al-rashid (841 words)

	Idrisid dynasty - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled Berber areas of Morocco (789–921).
		The dynasty was the first to incorporate both Berbers and Arabs.
		It broke up into rival principalities, paving the way for another Berber group, the Almoravid dynasty.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-367781.html (358 words)

	history of morocco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Arab forces began occupying Morocco in the seventh century A.D., bringing their civilization and Islam, to which most of the Berbers converted, forming states such as the Kingdom of Nekor.
		The country soon broke away from the control of the distant caliphs under Idris ibn Salih who founded the Idrisid Dynasty.
		Morrocco would reach its height under a series of Berber dynasties that would replace the Arab Idrisids.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /history_of_morocco.html (781 words)

	Morocco - History
		Arab forces began occupying Morocco in the seventh century, bringing their civilization and Islam, to which most of the Berbers converted, forming states such as the Kingdom of Nekor.
		The country soon broke away from the control of the distant caliphs under Idris ibn Salih who founded the Idrisid Dynasty.
		Morrocco would reach its height under a series of Berber dynasties that would replace the Arab Idrisids.
	www.allabout-morocco.com /History-3.html (827 words)

	A Taste of Maghribi History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Some of these dynasties were very orthodox while others appreciated wine and poetry and allowed women to go unveiled, especially those of the ruling classes.
		Gradually the disparate Andalusian dynasties of the ta'ifs weakened.
		A thriving state, rich with trade, particularly silk, and the arts it was ruled by the Nasrid dynasty beginning in 1232, The magnificent fortress and palace called al-Hamra was begun in 1248 and completed about one hundred years later.
	home.earthlink.net /~lilinah/Library/HistoryMaroc.html (3236 words)

	Idrisid dynasty -- Compton's Desk Reference Online Article
		Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled Berber areas of Morocco (789–921).
		The dynasty was the first to incorporate both Berbers and Arabs.
		It broke up into rival principalities, paving the way for another Berber group, the Almoravid dynasty.
	deskreference.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9367781 (93 words)

	Insight Morocco Political, Economic Information News portal
		An Arab invasion of Morocco in AD682 marked the end of Byzantine dominance, and the first Arab rulers, the Idrisid dynasty, ruled for 150 years.
		Arab and Berber dynasties succeeded the Idrisids; notably the Almoravids (1062-1147) and the Almohads (1147-1258).
		The reign of Ahmed I al-Man-sur in the first Sharifian dynasty stabilised and unified the country between 1579 and 1603.
	www.maroc-insight.com /history.htm (1170 words)

	Summary and Evaluation of Middle East & Africa to 1875 by Sanderson Beck
		In the 16th century BC the Hyksos rulers were expelled, as Ahmose established the 18th dynasty and the New Kingdom, which expanded the Egyptian empire.
		North Africa was governed by the independent Idrisid dynasty in Morocco from 788 to 974.
		Then the Safavid dynasty ruled a revived Persian empire in the 16th and 17th centuries with the Shi'i faith opposing the Sunni orthodoxy of the Turks.
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	History of Morocco -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During this time, however, the high mountains of most of modern Morocco remained unsubdued, and stayed in the hands of their Berber inhabitants.
		The smaller states of the region, such as the (Click link for more info and facts about Berghouata) Berghouata and (Click link for more info and facts about Banu Isam) Banu Isam, were conquered.
		The Alaouites succeeded in stabilizing their position, and while the kingdom was smaller than previous ones in the region it remained quite wealthy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Hi/History_of_Morocco.htm (617 words)

	Access Islam
		Establishes the Umayyad Dynasty of Spain with Cordoba as its capital.
		The first Shi'ite dynasty, the Idrisid Dynasty, is founded by Idris I. He is the first Arab to rule all of Morocco.
		The Shi'i Fatimids seize power from the Aghlabids in Tunisia and establish the Fatimid dynasty.
	www.thirteen.org /edonline/accessislam/timeline751.html (773 words)

	Geographic Terms File 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After 717 the country was ruled by emirs, appointed by the caliphs, who were frequently neglectful of their duties; misrule resulted in the appointment and deposition of 20 successive emirs during the subsequent 40 years.
		The Umayyad dynasty ended with the death of Hisham III in 1036 and the caliphate split into a number of independent and mutually hostile Moorish kingdoms, including Córdoba, Granada, Seville, Toledo, Lisbon, Zaragoza, Murcia, and Valencia.
		The Almoravid dynasty was, however, short-lived, and its power passed to a second African sect, the Almohads, who invaded Spain in 1145 and became masters of the Muslim areas within five years.
	www.jaenfield.com /genealogy/Enf_Bry/g7.html (18063 words)

	Virtual Morocco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agadir is a city in southwest Morocco, located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River empties into the sea....
		Al Qarawiyin Mosque was founded in Fez, Morocco in 192 A.H./808 A.D. by Idris II during the Idrisid Dynasty.
		One of the greatest achievements of Islamic civilization, it is a center of worsh...
	www.virtualmorocco.com (1612 words)

	Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dilmun was regarded as being the final home of Ziusudra, the Sumerian Noah, and was famed on account of its natural springs as the gate into Abzu, the abyss, or the Ocean Below, which the Sumerians believed mirrored the Sea Above.
		The capital of the Caliphs was transferred to the newly built city of Baghdad, in central Mesopotamia.
		They were a powerful force during the Middle Ages, engendering the Fatamid claiments to the Caliphate, the Buyid Dynasty of Baghdad, and the so-called "Assassins", based at Alamut in northern Iran.
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	Sacred sites of Morocco and Islamic pilgrimage from Northwest Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The heir to the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, Moulay had participated in a revolt against the Abbasid dynasty (which had usurped the leadership of the Umayyad dynasty and precipitated the split between the Shia and Sunni sects).
		With the fall of the Idrisid dynasty and the rise of the Almoravids (1068-1145), the seat of Moroccan government moved from the city of Fez south to Marrakesh.
		Begun around 1150, shortly after the conquest of the city by the Almohad dynasty (1145-1250), it was completed by Sultan Yacoub Mansour in 1199.
	www.simnet.is /geokobbi/trip2003/sacred-morocco.htm (2754 words)

	chronologyearly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		789 CE: With the Idrisid dynasty of Morocco, which lasts until 985 CE, local rulers begin to control North Africa.
		One year later, the Tharid dynasty begins to control Khorastan (lasting until 874 CE), and in 864 CE, the Alid dynasty begins rule over Tabaristan (lasting until 1032 CE).
		877 CE: Syria and different sects of Lebanon are ruled periodically by the Tulunid, the Ikhidid, the Fatimid and the Ayyubid dynasties of Egypt until 1250 CE.
	www.co-jet.org /cjet/1files/chronologyearly.htm (4744 words)

	Marokko
		The Almohads, in turn, were defeated in Spain by the Spanish and Portuguese in 1212, and in Morocco by the Merenid dynasty in 1269.
		Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Muslim Spain in the 11th and 12th cent.
		The plains Berbers were eventually absorbed by the Arabs; the mountain Berbers retained their warlike traditions, fiercely resisting French and Spanish occupation of N Africa and in the 1960s helping to drive the French from ALGERIA.
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