1104 A.D.

Badis, son of al-Mansur, leaves Qalaa for the last time and goes to Béjaia.

1117 A.D.

Meeting at Mellalah (Béjaia) between the mahdi Ibn Tumart and ‘Abd al-Mu’min, founders of the Almohad dynasty.

1131 A.D.

‘Abd al-Mu’min restores Tlemcen.

1136 A.D.

Construction of the Great Mosques of Constantine and Tlemcen.

1145 A.D.

Decisive encounter between the armies of ‘Abd al-Mu’min and Tashufin ibn Ali near Oran. Death throes of the Almoravid dynasty.

1148 A.D.

Hammadid coinage minted in Béjaia.

1152 A.D.

Hammadid kingdom conquered by the Almohads.

1153 A.D.

Decisive victory of the Almohads over the nomads at Sétif. Widespread use of Almohad coinage as the industry and commerce of war flourishes. Political unity and religious dogmatism. The apogee of Almohad rule.

1184 A.D.

The decline of the Almohads is deepened by the victory of the Sanhadja tribe from Bani Ghania at Béjaia.

1233 - 1235 A.D.

The Hafsids take several town in Central Maghreb: Constantine (1233) and Béjaia (1235).

1236 A.D.

Birth of the ‘Abd al-Wadid Dynasty in Tlemcen and the long reign of Abu Yahya I ibn Zayyan, making Tlemcen an important commercial, cultural and spiritual centre in Central Maghreb.

1296 A.D.

Construction of the Sidi Bel Hassan Mosque in Tlemcen.

1307 A.D.

The Marinid sultan Abu Ya’qub lays siege to Tlemcen for seven years.

1308 - 1318 A.D.

During the reign of Abu Hammu Musa I, the Tachfiniya madrasa is built in Tlemcen, the town is fortified and the kingdom is expanded to Constantine and Béjaia.

1337 A.D.

The Marinids annex the Kingdom of Tlemcen, and renovate Mansurah and the Sidi Boumediene mausoleum.

1353 A.D.

The Marinid sultan Abu Inan extends his authority over Constantine, Béjaia and Tunis.

1365 A.D.

Ibn Khaldun teaches at Béjaia.

1390 - 1400 A.D.

Frequent incursions by Portuguese, French, Spanish and Italian fleets in the ports of Central Maghreb: Honain, Oran, Algiers and Béjaia.

1394 A.D.

Construction of the El-Eubad mosque.

1406 A.D.

Death of the historian Ibn Khaldun.

1470 - 1471 A.D.

Consecration of the worship of the patron saint of Algiers Alger ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Thaalibi.

1492 A.D.

King Boabdil, the last Nasrid king, takes refuge in Oran then Tlemcen.