Zayyanid dynasty

Zayyanid dynasty
Current regionMaghreb; northwestern Algeria
Founded1235
FounderYaghmurasen Ibn Zyan
Final rulerAl Hassan ibn Abdallah
TitlesSultan of Tlemcen
Dissolution1557
Deposition1557

The Zayyanid dynasty or Ziyanids (Arabic: زيانيون, Ziyāniyyūn) or Abd al-Wadids (Arabic: بنو عبد الواد, Bānu ʿAbd āl-Wād) was a Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen, mainly in modern Algeria centered on the town of Tlemcen in northwest Algeria. The Zayyanid dynasty's rule lasted from 1235 to 1557.