Al-Qasim ibn Idris

Al-Qasim ibn Idris was an Idrisid prince and ruler in parts of Morocco during the 9th century.

Life

Al-Qasim was a younger son of the second Idrisid ruler of Morocco, Idris II (r. 808–828). Upon the death of Idris II, al-Qasim's oldest brother Muhammad succeeded to the throne, but divided much of the country among his younger brothers. Thus al-Qasim received rule over Tangier and Basra in the north.

When another brother, Isa, rose in revolt, al-Qasim refused to support Muhammad, and was attacked and deprived of his domains by another brother, Umar. Al-Qasim outlived his brother and the latter's sons, and in the reign of his great-nephew, Yahya II (r. 863–866), his family received governance of the western half of the Idrisid capital, Fes, along with the eastern frontier provinces of the Berber tribes of Luwata and Kutama.

Towards the end of the 9th century, the family of al-Qasim remained in control of northern Morocco (Tangier, Basra, Ceuta), and his son, Yahya III, ruled over Fes for a while after evicting the Kharijite rebel Abd al-Razzaq from the city. The last Idrisid rulers all descended from al-Qasim via his son Muhammad.

Genealogy

Idrisid dynasty

Emirs of Morocco   Caliphs of Córdoba   Emirs of Algericas   Emirs of Málaga Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Ali ibn Abi Talib Fatima bint Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan Idris I al-Akbar r. 788-791 Idris II r. 803-828 Muhammad I r. 828-836 Umar ibn Idris al-Qasim ibn Idris Dawud r. c. 877 Ali I r. 836-849 Yahya I r. 849-863 Ali II r. 866-? Idris ibn Umar Ubayd Allah ibn Umar Yahya III r. ?-905 Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Yahya II r. 863-866 Yahya IV r. 905-922 Ali ibn Ubayd Allah al-Hasan I al-Hajjam r. 928–930 al-Qasim Kanun r. 937-949 Hammud ibn Ali Abu al-Aysh Ahmad r. 948-954 al-Hasan II r. 954-974 Maymun ibn Hammud Hammud ibn Maymun al-Qasim al-Ma'mun r. 1018-1021, 1023 Ali al-Nasir r. 1016-1018 Muhammad al-Mahdi r. 1035-1048 Idris I al-Muta'ayyad r. 1035-1039 Yahya I al-Mu'tali r. 1021-1023, 1025-1026 r. 1026-1035 al-Qasim al-Wathiq r. 1048-1054 Muhammad I al-Mahdi r. 1047-1053 Yahya II al-Qa'im r. 1039-1040 Idris II al-Ali r. 1042-1047, 1053-1054/5 Hasan al-Mustansir r. 1040-1042 Idris III al-Sami r. 1053 Muhammad II al-Musta'li r. 1054/5 Abd Allah ibn Idris Muhammad ibn Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Idrisi

Sources

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