Zayyanid dynasty
| Zayyanid dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Maghreb; northwestern Algeria |
| Founded | 1235 |
| Founder | Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan |
| Final ruler | Al Hassan ibn Abdallah |
| Titles | Sultan of Tlemcen |
| Dissolution | 1557 |
| Deposition | 1557 |
| History of Algeria |
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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.