Morocco
Government: Sultanate
Religion: Mālikī madhhab [Sunni Islam]
Points: 4 Learning, 3 Economy, 3 Culture
History: The Arabs conquered the region in the late 7th century, bringing their civilization and Islam. While part of the larger Islamic Empire, Morocco was initially organized as a subsidiary province of Ifriqiya, with the local governors appointed by the Arab governor in Kairouan. The Arabs converted the indigenous Berber population to Islam, but Berber tribes retained their customary laws. Arab-Berber relations were great, imposing little high taxes and tribute demands upon Berber populations and treating Berber auxiliaries rather well.
In 740, spurred by puritanical Kharijite agitators, the Berbers revolted against Arab rule. The rebellion began among the Berber tribes of western Morocco, and spread quickly across the region. Although the rebellion petered out before the gates of Kairouan in 742, neither the Umayyad rulers in Damascus, nor their Abbasid successors, would manage to re-impose Arab rule on the liberated areas west of Ifriqiya. Morocco slipped out of the leash, and while it threatened to fragment into many smaller states, it was united under a single Sultanate by the Idrisid Dynasty.
Claims: 20
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