Principality of Debdou

Principality of Debdou
إمارة دبدو (Arabic)
1430–1563
Map of Morocco in 1515. The Principality of Debdou is in the east.
Map of Morocco in 1515. The Principality of Debdou is in the east.
CapitalDebdou
Religion
Islam, Judaism
GovernmentHereditary monarchy
Emir 
• 1430–1460 (first)
Musa ibn Hammu
• 1460–1485
Ahmad ibn Musa
• 1485–1515
Muhammad ibn Ahmad
• 1515–1550
Muhammad II
• 1550–1563 (last)
Ammar
History 
• Established
1430
• Disestablished
1563
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Marinid Sultanate
Saadi Sultanate
Today part ofMorocco

The Principality of Debdou was an autonomous hereditary viceroyalty that existed in eastern Morocco from 1430 to 1563, with its capital at Debdou. It was governed by the Ouartajin, a dynasty of Berber descent, related to the Marinids and Wattasids.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mohammed Nehlil, Notice sur les tribus de la région de Debdou, 1911, p.42-43 [1]
  2. ^ Louis Massignon, Le Maroc dans les premières années du XVIe siècle : Tableau géographique d'après Léon L'Africain, in: Mémoires de la Société Historique Algérienne I, Éd. Adolphe Jourdan, 1906, p.266

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