Berber dynasty that followed the Almohad dynasty in North Africa in the 13th15th centuries.
The Mar 012B; nids were a tribe of the Zan 0101; tah group, which was allied to the Umayyads in Córdoba. In 1248 a Mar 012B; nid leader, Ab 016B; Ya 1E25; y 0101; , captured Fès and made it the Mar 012B; nid capital. The capture of Marrakech (1269) made the Mar 012B; nids the masters of Morocco. They waged inconclusive war in Spain and Africa that gradually depleted their resources, reducing the realm to anarchy in the 15th century. Sa 02BD; d 012B; sharifs captured Fès in 1554.