Polity Emirate of Tlemcen

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Was a Berber polity of the 8th century with its capital in Tlemcen (Algeria).

Establishment

  • January 743: A revolt of the Zenata tribe of the Banu Ifran broke out. The rebels proclaimed their leader Abu Qurra to be the Caliph, and he established a Sufri state in Tlemcen.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 768: Abu Qurra launched an expedition to the east, surrounded the Abbasid governor in the fortress of Tobna in the Aures and reached as far as Kairouan.

Disestablishment

  • January 791: The Emirate of Tlemcen was annexed by the Rustamid dynasty.