Sultan Moulay Ismail

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Sultan Moulay Ismail was a powerful 17th–18th century Alaouite ruler of Morocco known for his long reign, military expansion, and monumental building projects.

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Moulay Ismail 11
Moulay Ismaïl 3
Sultan Moulay Ismail canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alaouite ruler
human
sultan
birthYear c. 1645
built city walls of Meknes
fortifications along Moroccan coasts
granaries and stables in Meknes
royal palaces in Meknes
capital Meknes
centuryActive 17th century
18th century
conflict campaigns against Ottoman influence
campaigns against local tribes
wars against European powers
countryRuled Morocco
deathYear 1727
era early modern period
familyName Alawi
father Sharif ibn Ali
givenName Ismail
governedTerritory Fez
Marrakesh
house Alaouite dynasty
knownFor centralization of power
construction of imperial city of Meknes
long reign
military expansion
monumental building projects
strong centralized monarchy in Morocco
languageSpoken Arabic
memberOfDynasty Alaouite dynasty
militaryForceCreated Black Guard
name Sultan Moulay Ismail self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif
notableEvent development of Meknes as imperial capital
negotiations with Louis XIV of France
policy assertion of Moroccan independence from Ottoman Empire
expansion of Moroccan frontiers
ransom and release of Christian captives
positionHeld Sultan of Morocco
region North Africa
reignEnd 1727
reignStart 1672
relative Moulay al-Rashid
surface form: Moulay Rashid
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam
succeeded Moulay al-Rashid
surface form: Moulay Rashid
successor Moulay Ahmad ad-Dhahabi
title Amir al-Mu’minin
surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin
usedMilitaryUnit Black Guard

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Meknes developedAsImperialCityUnder Sultan Moulay Ismail
Alaouite dynasty notableMonarch Sultan Moulay Ismail
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Tangier 1662–1680 hasParticipant Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Sultan Moulay Ismail name Sultan Moulay Ismail self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif
Place El Hedim builtFor Sultan Moulay Ismail
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail dedicatedTo Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail hasTombOf Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail builtFor Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail builder Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Royal Stables of Meknes builder Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismaïl
Dar El Makhzen associatedWith Sultan Moulay Ismail
subject surface form: Dar El Makhzen (Meknes)
this entity surface form: Sultan Moulay Isma'il
Moulay Ismail University namedAfter Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Heri es-Souani builder Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismaïl
Heri es-Souani builtFor Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismaïl
Bab Mansour builtUnderRuleOf Sultan Moulay Ismail
Moulay al-Rashid successor Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Moulay al-Rashid sibling Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Moulay al-Sharif child Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail
Moulay al-Sharif notableDescendant Sultan Moulay Ismail
this entity surface form: Moulay Ismail