Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Basic timeline of Morocco


This post is a basic timeline of Morocco. There are 44 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • First humans (300,000 BC)
  • Ibermaurusian culture (25,000 - 11,000 years ago)
  • Capsian culture (8000 - 2700 BC)
  • Cardium pottery culture (6400 - 5500 BC)
  • Bell Beaker culture (2800 - 1800 BC)
  • Phoenicians arrive (8th century - 6th century BC)
  • Carthage occupation (5th century BC)
  • Mauretania (3rd century BC - 44 AD)
  • Annexed to Roman Empire (40 AD)
  • Vandal invasion (5th century AD)
  • Byzantine Empire recovers Morocco (6th century AD)
  • Muslim conquest of the Maghreb (647 - 709 AD)
  • Umayyad Caliphate (661 - 750 AD)
  • Kingdom of Nekor (710 - 1019 AD)
  • Berber Revolt (739 - 743 AD)
  • Barghawata confederacy (744 - 1058 AD)
  • Midrarid dynasty (757 - 976 AD)
  • Battle of Fakhkh (786 AD)
  • Idrisid dynasty (788 - 974 AD)
  • Fatimid Caliphate (909 - 1171 AD)
  • Cordoba Caliphate (929 - 1031 AD)
  • Zirid dynasty (972 - 1148 AD)
  • Almoravid dynasty (1040-1147)
  • Almohad Caliphate (1121-1269)
  • Marinid Sultanate (1244-1465)
  • Wattasid dynasty (1472-1554)
  • Saadi Sultanate (1510-1659)
  • Alaouite dynasty (1631 - now)
  • Franco-Moroccan War (1844)
  • Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-1860)
  • Treaty of Madrid (1880)
  • First Moroccan Crisis (1905-1906)
  • Bombardment of Casablanca (1907)
  • Agadir Crisis (1911)
  • Fez Riots (1912)
  • French Protectorate of Morocco (1912-1956)
  • Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1912-1956)
  • Zaian War (1914-1921)
  • Rif War (1921-1926)
  • Morocco gains independence (1956)
  • Sand War (1963-1964)
  • Attempted coup d'état (1972)
  • West Sahara conflict (1974-1991)
  • Perejil Island crisis (2002)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Morocco at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Morocco.)