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History of Morocco

34 recorded states lay in what is now Morocco, from Lixus (800 BCE) to the Kingdom of Morocco. 2 of them have a full profile, and 10 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

9th century BCE

  1. Lixus800 BCE – 25 BCE · city state

3rd century BCE

  1. Kingdom of Mauretania225 BCE – 40 CE · kingdom
  2. Gaetuli200 BCE – 300 CE · tribal confederation

1st century

  1. Mauretania Tingitana42 CE – 429 CE · other

4th century

  1. Diocese of Hispania314 CE – 409 CE · other

5th century

  1. Kingdom of the Moors and Romans477 CE – 578 CE · kingdom

6th century

  1. Kingdom of Altava578 CE – 708 CE · kingdom
  2. Exarchate of Africa591 CE – 698 CE · other

8th century

  1. Emirate of Nekor710 CE – 1019 CE · emirate
  2. Banu Ifran emirate742 CE – 1066 CE · emirate
  3. Barghawata744 CE – 1058 CE · theocracy
  4. Midrarid emirate757 CE – 976 CE · emirate
  5. Idrisid dynasty788 CE – 974 CE · emirate

10th century

  1. Caliphate of Córdoba929 CE – 1031 CE · profile
  2. Maghrawa emirate of Fez987 CE – 1070 CE · emirate

13th century

  1. Marinid Sultanate1244 CE – 1465 CE · sultanate

15th century

  1. Portuguese Morocco1415 CE – 1769 CE · colony
  2. Hintata emirate1465 CE – 1525 CE · emirate
  3. Emirate of Chefchaouen1471 CE – 1561 CE · emirate
  4. Wattasid Sultanate1472 CE – 1554 CE · sultanate
  5. Tetouan under al-Mandri1484 CE – 1567 CE · city state

16th century

  1. Saadi Sultanate1510 CE – 1659 CE · profile
  2. Dila'iyya1566 CE – 1668 CE · theocracy

17th century

  1. Sharifate of Tazeroualt1613 CE – 1670 CE · emirate
  2. Marabout state of al-Ayyashi1614 CE – 1641 CE · theocracy
  3. Republic of Salé1627 CE – 1668 CE · republic
  4. Alaouite Sultanate1631 CE – 1957 CE · sultanate
  5. English Tangier1661 CE – 1684 CE · colony

20th century

  1. French protectorate in Morocco1912 CE – 1956 CE · protectorate
  2. Spanish protectorate in Morocco1912 CE – 1956 CE · protectorate
  3. Rif Republic1921 CE – 1926 CE · republic
  4. Tangier International Zone1924 CE – 1956 CE · other
  5. Ifni1934 CE – 1969 CE · colony
  6. Kingdom of Morocco1957 CE – present · kingdom

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Morocco. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/morocco
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“History of Morocco.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/morocco. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Morocco.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/morocco.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Morocco’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/morocco (Accessed: ).