Yahya ibn Muhammad

Yahya I يحيى الأول
Sultan of Morocco
Reign	848-864
Predecessor	Ali ibn Muhammad
Successor	Yahya II ibn Yahya
Born	829
Died	864
Dynasty	Idrisid
Father	Muhammad ibn Idris
Religion	Zaydi Shia Islam

Yahya ibn Muhammad (Arabic: يحيى بن محمد‎‎) was the fifth Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco.

A son of previous sultan Muhammad ibn Idris, he took over the rule in Morocco after the death of his heirless uncle Ali I in 848. During his rule, which saw no significant conflicts, he settled in Fes numerous immigrants from Al-Andalus and Ifriqiya, which had been expelled after revolting against the Umayyad and Aghlabids respectively. He also commissioned several relevant construction in the city, the mosque of Al-Karaouine and of al-Andalus (859).

He died in 864, aged around 35. He was succeeded by his son Yahya II ibn Yahya.

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