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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.)