al-Qasim ibn Idris
Life
Al-Qasim was a younger son of the second Idrisid ruler of Morocco, Idris II ({{reign|808|828}}).{{sfn|Eustache|1971|pp=1035, 1036}}{{sfn|Benchekroun|2018}} Upon the death of Idris II, al-Qasim's oldest brother Muhammad succeeded to the throne, but divided much of the country among his younger brothers. Thus al-Qasim received rule over Tangier and Basra in the north.{{sfn|Eustache|1971|p=1035}}
When another brother, Isa, rose in revolt, al-Qasim refused to support Muhammad, and was attacked and deprived of his domains by another brother, Umar.{{sfn|Eustache|1971|p=1035}} Al-Qasim outlived his brother and the latter's sons, and in the reign of his great-nephew, Yahya II ({{reign|863|866}}), his family received governance of the western half of the Idrisid capital, Fes, along with the eastern frontier provinces of the Berber tribes of Luwata and Kutama.{{sfn|Eustache|1971|p=1035}}
Towards the end of the 9th century, the family of al-Qasim remained in control of northern Morocco (Tangier, Basra, Ceuta), and his son, Yahya III, ruled over Fes for a while after evicting the Kharijite rebel Abd al-Razzaq from the city.{{sfn|Benchekroun|2018}} The last Idrisid rulers all descended from al-Qasim via his son Muhammad.{{sfn|Benchekroun|2018}}{{sfn|Eustache|1971|p=1036}}
Genealogy
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References
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Sources
- {{EI3|last=Benchekroun|first=Chafik T.|title=Idrīsids|year=2018|doi=10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_32374}}
- {{EI2 | last = Eustache | first = D. | title = Idrīsids | volume = 3 | pages = 1035–1037 | doi =10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3495}}
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Category:Royalty from Fez, Morocco
Category:9th-century monarchs in Africa
Category:9th-century Moroccan people