The Kingdom of Tlemcen is a Moorish kingdom in what is now the northwest of Algeria.

It lasts from the collapse of the Almohad Caliphate in 1236 until it comes under Ottoman rule in 1554.

It is ruled by sultans of the Zayyanid dynasty.

The capital of the kingdom, Tlemcen, lies on the main east-west route between Morocco and Ifriqiya.It is also a hub on the north-south trade route from Oran on the Mediterranean coast to Sub-Saharan Africa.

As a prosperous trading center, it attracts its more powerful neighbors.

At different times the Moroccans from the west, Ifriqiyans from the east and Aragonese from the north invade and occupy the kingdom.