Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq

Abu Said Uthman (I) ibn Abd al-Haqq (1196 – 1240) was a Marinid leader and son of Abd al-Haqq I.

Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq
Sheikh of Morocco
Reign1217 – 1240
PredecessorAbd al-Haqq I
SuccessorMuhammad ibn Abd Al-Haqq
Born1196
Died1240
DynastyMarinid
FatherAbd al-Haqq I
Religionislam

After the death of his father in 1217, he became sheik and during his reign fought for control of Morocco against the Almohads. In 1240 Uthman was killed by one of his Christian slaves.

References

  • Clifford Edmund Bosworth. The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press, 1996 pg. 41
Preceded by
Abd al-Haqq I
Marinid Dynasty
12171240
Succeeded by
Muhammad I


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