Marinid Sultanate

State · 1250–1467 CE · at its largest around 1352 CE

Zenata Berber dynasty that replaced the Almohads in Morocco, ruling from Fez and building many madrasas; it was succeeded by the related Wattasids.

On its lands while it lasted

• Volubilis (400 BCE – 1710 CE): Capital of Mauretania (212 BCE–42), Idrisids (793–974).
• Ibn Battuta (c. 1304 CE – 1369 CE): A Moroccan scholar from Tangier who over about 30 years travelled across the Islamic world and beyond, recording his journeys in the Rihla.
• Ibn Khaldun (1332 CE – 1406 CE): A North African historian and scholar whose Muqaddimah analysed the rise and fall of dynasties, making him a forerunner of sociology and historiography.
• Henry the Navigator (1394 CE – 1460 CE): Portuguese prince who sponsored early voyages of exploration along the West African coast.

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