Saadi Sultanate
The Saadi Sultanate[2] (Arabic: السلطنة السعدية) was a country in Africa. It was located in present-day Morocco and parts of West Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Sultanate was led by the Saadi dynasty[2][3] (Arabic: السعديون), an Arab[4] Moroccan Sharifian dynasty.[5][6]
Saadi Sultanate السلطنة السعدية (Arabic) | |||||||||||||
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| 1510–1659 | |||||||||||||
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![Extent of the Saadian empire at the beginning of the 17th century[1]](/wiki/File:Saadiens_-_Carte_fin_XVIe_si%C3%A8cle_(revised).jpg) Extent of the Saadian empire at the beginning of the 17th century[1] | |||||||||||||
| Status | Ruling dynasty of Morocco | ||||||||||||
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| Common languages | Arabic, Berber languages | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (Sultanate) | ||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1510–17 (first) | Muhammad al-Qa'im | ||||||||||||
• 1655–59 (last) | Ahmad al-Abbas | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• | 1510 | ||||||||||||
| 1541 | |||||||||||||
| 1554 | |||||||||||||
| 1578 | |||||||||||||
| 1591 | |||||||||||||
• | 1659 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Saadi dinar | ||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | MA | ||||||||||||
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Saadi Sultanate Media
The Zawiya and mausoleum of Al-Jazuli today, founded in Marrakesh after Ahmad al-Araj moved Al-Jazuli's body here around 1524
The Bab Doukkala Mosque, built between 1557 and 1571 with the sponsorship of Lalla Mas'uda, during the reign of Moulay Abdallah al-Ghalib
A Portuguese depiction of the 1578 Battle of Alcácer Quibir, published in 1629
The remains of the El Badi Palace today in Marrakesh
During his short reign in Marrakesh, Abu Faris built the mosque and mausoleum in the religious complex of Sidi Bel Abbès.:430
The ornate western pavilion in the courtyard of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez was commissioned by Abdallah al-Ghalib II in 1609, after gaining control of the city.:100
The Saadian Tombs in Marrakesh, mausoleum chamber of Ahmad al-Mansur
Coranic School (106589859)
A copy of the Dala'il al-Khayrat by al-Jazuli, dated to 1599. The page on the right contains a schematic representation of the tombs of Muhammad, Abu Bakr, and 'Umar in Medina.
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References
- ↑ Sluglett, Peter; Currie, Andrew (2015-01-30). Atlas of Islamic History. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-317-58897-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Véronne, Chantal de la (2012). "Saʿdids". In Bearman, P.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill.
- ↑ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2004). The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748621378.
- ↑ Greengrass 2014, p. 503.
- ↑ Syed, Muzaffar Husain; Akhtar, Syed Saud; Usmani, B. D. (2011). A concise history of Islam. New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0. OCLC 868069299.
- ↑ Abgadiyat, Editors (2014-05-09). "دراسة في مضمون النقوش الكتابية على عمائر الأشراف السعديين بالمغرب الأقصى (915 - 1069هـ/ 1510 - 1658م)". Abgadiyat. 9 (1): 150–194. doi:10.1163/22138609-90000027. ISSN 2213-8609.
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