Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Haqq
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Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Haqq or Muhammad ben `Abd al-Haqq (محمد بن عَبد الحَقّ ), (died 1244) was a Marinid
Marinid
The Marinid dynasty or Benemerine dynasty was a Zenata Berber dynasty of Morocco. The Marinid dynasty overtook the Almohads in controlling Morocco in 1244. They controlled most of the Maghreb from the mid-14th century to the 15th century and supported the Kingdom of Granada in Al-Andalus in the...
ruler. He was the son of Abd al-Haqq I
Abd al-Haqq I
Abd al-Haqq I was the first Marinid sheikh, leader and an eponym of the same dynasty.-History:Around 1215, the new Almohad caliph, Yusuf II Al-Mustansir was still young and the Almohad dynasty had just received a severe defeat against Christian kingdoms of Iberia on July 1212 in the battle of Las...
and the brother of Uthman I
Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq
Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq was a Marinid leader and son of Abd al-Haqq I.After the death of his father, he went on chasing the Almohads. Uthman was killed by one of his Christian slaves....
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He continued to fight the Almohads especially around the city of Meknes
Meknes
Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The...
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Muhammad ibn Abd al-Haqq died in a combat in 1244. He was killed by an officer of his own Christian mercenaries' militia.