Source: Al-Maqqari: Nafh al-Tib
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty • Historical Archive • 🇲🇦 Morocco • 5 views

Al-Hasan II ibn Gannun 🇲🇦

الحسن الثاني بن القاسم كنون (Known as "Al-Hasan ibn Gannun")
The Last Idrisid Sultan of Morocco, Tragic Martyr of Dynastic Sovereignty
Born c. 935 🇲🇦 Hajar an-Nasr, Morocco
Passed Away 985 Cordoba (in captivity), Spain
Lifespan ~50 years old
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"The final son of Idris fell, but the spirit of Moroccan independence could never be slain."

Archival Overview

The fifteenth and final reigning Sultan of the Idrisid dynasty, who heroically defended Moroccan sovereignty from Hajar an-Nasr until his tragic capture and execution in 985 AD.

Biographical Record

Al-Hasan II ibn Gannun was the final sovereign ruler of the two-hundred-year-old Idrisid dynasty. Ruling from 954 to 974 AD, he fiercely defended the northern mountain reaches of Morocco against imperial armies dispatched by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Hakam II of Cordoba under general Ghalib.

Besieged in Hajar an-Nasr, he negotiated an honorable surrender in 974 AD and was exiled to Cordoba. Attempting a final patriotic rebellion in 985 AD to restore Moroccan independence, he was captured and executed on the orders of the ruthless vizier Almanzor, ending the Idrisid royal reign but immortalizing his name in Moroccan memory.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Idrisid Memorial of the Rif
Tangier / Chefchaouen, Morocco
GPS: 35.5000, -5.3000
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