Al-Rashid of Morocco
| الرَّشيدُ بْن عَلِيُّ الشَّرِيفِ Al-Rashid of Morocco | |
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| Sultan of Morocco | |
| Reign | 1666–1672 |
| Predecessor | Ahmad el Abbas (Saadi dynasty) |
| Successor | Ismail ibn Sharif |
| Sultan of Tafilalet | |
| Reign | 1664-1666 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad ibn Sharif |
| Born | 1631 Tafilalt, Morocco |
| Died | 9 April 1672 (aged 40-41) Marrakech, Morocco |
| House | House of Alaoui |
| Religion | Islam |
Al-Rashid ibn Sharif (Arabic: الرشيد بن شريف), known as Moulay Al-Rashid or Moulay Rachid (also spelt Mulay, Mulai or Mawlay; 1631 – 9 April 1672) (Arabic: مولاي الرشيد), was Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672.[1] He was the son of the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty, Moulay Ali Cherif, who took power in Tafilalt around 1630.[2] In 1635 al-Rashid's brother Sidi Mohammed succeeded their still living father. After the death of their father, Sidi Mohammed brought Tafilalt, the Draa River valley, Oujda and the Sahara region under Alaouite power. However, due to internal feuding war broke out between the brothers and Sidi Mohammed was killed by troops of Moulay al-Rashid in 1664.
With a small army Moulay al-Rashid ruled the east of Morocco. He was able to expand his power and seize Taza. In 1666 he marched into Fes and ended the rule of the zaouia of Dila, a Berber movement which ruled the northern part of Morocco. After subjugating the northern coastal areas of Morocco he also succeeded in capturing Marrakech in 1669. He occupied the Sus and the Little Atlas, which solidified Alaouite control over the entirety of Morocco.[3]
He died in Marrakech in 1672 after a fall from his horse, and was succeeded by his half-brother Ismail Ibn Sharif.[4]
Al-Rashid was sometimes known as "Tafiletta" by the English.[1]
See also[]
- List of Kings of Morocco
- History of Morocco
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Williams, Gerhild Scholz (2014-04-10). Mediating Culture in the Seventeenth-Century German Novel: Eberhard Werner Happel, 1647-1690. University of Michigan Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780472119240.
- ^ Messier, Ronald A.; Miller, James A. (2015-06-15). The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny. University of Texas Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780292766655.
- ^ Messier, Ronald A.; Miller, James A. (2015-06-15). The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny. University of Texas Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780292766655.
- ^ Lemon, Mark; Mayhew, Henry; Taylor, Tom; Brooks, Shirley; Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley; Seaman, Sir Owen (1951). Punch. Punch Publications Limited. p. 689.
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- 1672 deaths
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