Journey through the people, cities and ideas that shaped Morocco, from prehistoric communities to the republic of today.
Follow early communities, ancient Mauretania, Islamic dynasties, the protectorates, independence and contemporary Morocco.
Explore eleven historical periods, rulers and heads of government, and 42 chapters of territorial change.
Sultans and kings, residents-general, heads of state, prime ministers, grand viziers and parallel leaders.
A Journey Through the Ages
Morocco connects the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Sahara through early communities, ancient Mauretania, Islamic dynasties, the protectorates and independence. Explore 383 events across eleven periods.
1,000,000,000 BCE – 801 BCE
Jebel Irhoud, the Aterian and Iberomaurusian cultures, the Neolithic and the first Amazigh (Berber) communities.
800 BCE – 699
Phoenician and Carthaginian trading posts, the kingdom of Mauretania, Roman Tingitana, Vandals and Byzantines.
700 – 1060
The Arab conquest, the Berber revolt, the Barghawata, Idris I and II, Fes and the Zenata emirates.
1061 – 1268
Marrakesh, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Ibn Tumart, Abd al-Mu'min and the Maghreb-Andalus empires.
1269 – 1548
Marinid Fes, Ibn Battuta and Ibn Khaldun, the Wattasids, Ceuta 1415 and the Portuguese forts.
1549 – 1665
The Saadians, the Three Kings 1578, Ahmad al-Mansur, Timbuktu and the Dila'iyya.
1666 – 1859
Moulay Rashid, Moulay Ismail and Meknes, the 18th-century anarchy, 1777 and the French conquest of Algeria.
1860 – 1911
Tetuan 1860, Hassan I, Algeciras 1906, Hafid and the Agadir crisis.
1912 – 1955
Fez 1912, Lyautey, the Rif War, the Berber Dahir, the Istiqlal and the exile of Mohammed V.
1956 – 1998
Independence, Hassan II, the Green March, Western Sahara and the Years of Lead.
1999 – present
The Moudawana, 2011 constitution, Hirak, normalisation, Al Haouz, GenZ 212 and the 2026 election.
From Jebel Irhoud to the Kingdom of Morocco, 300,000 years ago – 2026
From the Amazigh kingdoms and Roman Tingitana to the Idrisids, Almoravids, Almohads, Marinids, Saadians and Alaouites, through the protectorates and independence. See which dynasty or power controlled each part of Morocco, and how far its authority really reached.
204th ruler · Sultan of Morocco (installed by France)
Mohammed ben Moulay Arafa, a distant Alaouite relative, was installed by France on 20 August 1953 as replacement for the exiled Mohammed V. Most Moroccans rejected him; he survived an assassination attempt (Sept 1953). Under the Aix-les-Bains talks he stepped aside, formally abdicating on 1 October 1955 (he left for Tangier).
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Atlantic, Mediterranean and Saharan routes linked communities through trade, migration and cultural exchange.
Successive dynasties shaped centres of learning, religious life, architecture and political authority.
The protectorates, independence and subsequent political and economic changes shaped modern Morocco.
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