- -2000: The first Amazigh King:
- 03 peoples and regions in North Africa.
- Moors (Morocco)
- Numides (Algeria, Tunisia, North Libya)
- Gétules (Sahara).
- -1000: Phoenicians arrived:
- Language and religion
- Metals, New plants and spices.
- Trading hubs.
- Mauretania Foundation (4th century BC).
- -500: Jewish Exile:
- Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Babylon.
- Dissemination of language and religion.
- Successful integration.
- -100: The Roman Empire:
- Invasion of Carthage.
- Kingdom of Mauretania (Bokhos I, Bokhos II, Juba II.)
- In 46, Mauretania Tingitane
- Limitation of territory: Berber resistance
- 400: From the Romans to the Byzantines:
- Roman enfeeblement
- Appearance Southern Spain and Germanic Vandals
- Reconquest of the Byzantines of the North
- Renewal Bérbére (refoundation of Mauretania by Masuna)
- Adoption of Christianity around the year 100
- 600: Islam: Umayyads to Abbasids:
- The Arabic Conquests
- Berber participation in the conquests of Andalusia
- Discrimination of Umayyads then Abbasids
- Foundation of Kingdom of Berghouita (4th century of existence)
- 789: The Idrissids :
- Allegiance of the tribe of Awrabas
- Foundation and Expansion of Fes
- Unification of the country and wide dissemination of Islam
- Welcome in 814 800,000 families of Andalusia.
- Collapse around 985.
- 1055: The Almoravids:
- Warrior and scientist from the desert
- Foundation of Marrakech in 1062.
- Broad dissemination of the Sunnism of the rite of Maliki,
- conquests of Andalusia in 1086 and 1097.
- The empire extends to Spain, Senegal and Niger.
- 1152: Fall of the Empire.
- 1147: AlMohades:
- From the Masmouda tribes (High Atlas).
- Conquest of territory (Andalusia, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sahara).
- Edification (Giralda, Koutoubia and Hassan Tower).
- Total fall of the empire in 1267.
- 1245: Merinids:
- Origin : Rif Berber zenete.
- Architectural, religious and cultural heritage.
- Many mosques and medersas (Islamic schools).
- Decline : three kingdoms Fes, Marrakech, Sijilmassa.
- 1472: The Wattasides:
- Kind of coup d’etat against the Marinids.
- Interruption of urban development.
- Share of Moroccan coasts by the Iberian countries.
- 1554: Saadians:
- Battle of the Three Kings. Survivor Ahmed El Mansour.
- The empire of the Atlantic to Egypt.
- African Expedition: Thousands of Slaves (Gnawa) and Gold.
- Weakening through succession feuds.
- 1666: The Alawites:
- Descendants of the Prophet installed in Tafilalet.
- Reunification of the country and reinstatement of the central power.
- Military expeditions against Ottoman Turks and Christians.
- Meknes Foundation.
- 1777: first country to recognize the independence of the USA.
- 1912: French Protectorate and Independence:
- Lyautey Resident General.
- Spain to the North and South.
- 1943: Allied Conference (ANFA), participation of Roosevelt, Churchill who promise the Sultan the independence of Morocco.
- 1953:The sultan in exile in Madagascar. Return in 1955.
- 1956: Independence.
- 1961:Death of Mohammed V. Hassan II accedes to the throne.
- 1975: Hassan II and the green march.
- Peaceful liberation of the Moroccan Sahara.
- 350,000 participants 10% of women.
- Tripartite agreement in Madrid between Morocco, Spain and Mauritania.
- 1999: Morocco Today:
- 1999:Death of Hassan II and enthronement of HM King Mohammed VI.
- Expansion of international relations.
- Social, economic and political project.
NB:
- Some dates are rounded in order to facilitate reading.
- Several other events and historical personalities are missing from this timeline.
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