Al-Qasim ibn Idris was an Idrisid prince and ruler in parts of Morocco during the 9th century.

Life

Al-Qasim was a younger son of the second Idrisid ruler of Morocco, Idris II (r.808–828).[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[3] Al-Qasim outlived his brother and the latter's sons, and in the reign of his great-nephew, Yahya II (r.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.[3]

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.[2] The last Idrisid rulers all descended from al-Qasim via his son Muhammad.[2][4]

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