Tlemcen (An Honorable Retelling)

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Kingdom of Tlemcen مملكة تلمسان (Arabic) Royaume de Tlemcen (French) Timeline: An Honorable Retelling
Flag Coat of arms
Capital (and largest city)		Tlemcen
Official languages		Arabic • French
Religion		99% Sunni Islam
Demonym		Tlemcen
Government		Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
-	Monarch	Abu Hammu VII
-	Prime Minister	Saïd Bouteflika
Establishment
-	Establishment	1235
Currency		Tlemcen dinar (TLD)
Drives on the		right

Tlemcen, officially the Kingdom of Tlemcen, is a country in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the southeast, and Morocco to the west. The capital and largest city is Tlemcen.

From the 7th century, Arabs began to enter the territory of the Maghreb. The instability of the Almohad Caliphate led to the secession of Tlemcen from the Caliphate in 1235, creating the Kingdom of Tlemcen. From the end of the 14th century, the kingdom experienced decline and eventually became a vassal state of France in the 19th century. French control of Tlemcen lasted until 1944, after the Tlemcen Revolution broke out, which ended in 1946 with the victory of the rebels after the French defeat in the Fourth Great War and the recognition of the restoration of Tlemcen's independence.

Tlemcen is a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy and a developed country. Tlemcen is a member of the League to Enforce Peace, the Global Treaty Organization, and the African Union.

History

Early years (1235-1385)

Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan, the first sultan of Tlemcen.

The city of Tlemcen was an important center of both the Almoravid dynasty and the later Almohad dynasty. Later, during the existence of the Almohad Empire, Yaghmurasen ibn Zyan became the governor of Tlemcen. In 1235, during the decline of the Almohad Empire, ibn Zyan declared the independence of Tlemcen, creating the Kingdom of Tlemcen. With the establishment of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, ibn Zyan established a new royal dynasty.

During the early years of Tlemcen's existence, the Tlemcen faced attacks from neighbors including the declining Almohad Empire. One of the main battles between Tlemcen and the Almohads was in the city of Oujda in 1248 in which Tlemcen won and the Almohad caliph Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid was killed in the battle. (WIP)