Al-Hasan II ibn Al-Qassim Guennoun ( ar, الحسن الثاني بن القاسم كنون) was the thirteenth and the last
Idrisid
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid and ...
ruler and sultan of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
. He took over after
Abu l-Aish Ahmad
Abul-Aish Ahmad ibn Al-Qassim Gannoun (Arabic: أبو العيش أحمد بن القاسم كنون) was the twelfth Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the ...
in 954 until his capture by the
Umayyad
The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...
s in 974. He was then exiled to
Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba (; ),, Arabic: قُرطبة DIN: . or Cordova () in English, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia and the 11th overall in the country.
The ...
where he died in 985.
[African states and rulers. Stewart, John. McFarland & Co., 2006. 3rd Edition]
References
Idrisid dynasty
People from Fez, Morocco
Sultans of Morocco
985 deaths
10th-century monarchs in Africa
Zaydi imams
10th-century Moroccan people
Year of birth unknown
10th-century Arabs
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