Saadi dynasty

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The Saadi dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling family, prominent in the 16th and early 17th centuries, known for resisting Portuguese encroachment and overseeing a flourishing of arts and architecture from their capital in Marrakesh.

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Saadi dynasty canonical 4
Saadian dynasty 4
Saadi dynasty of Morocco 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moroccan dynasty
royal house
architecturalLegacy El Badi Palace
Saadian Tombs
architecturalStyle Moroccan-Andalusian architecture
capital Marrakesh
claimedDescentFrom Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
claimedDescentThrough Ali ibn Abi Talib
Fatimah bint Muhammad
conflict Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
Ottoman–Saadian rivalry
continent Africa
country Morocco
currency Dinar
surface form: Saadi dinar
endTime 1659
ethnicOrigin Arabs
surface form: Arab
floruitCentury 16th century
17th century
foreignRelations England
France
Ottoman Empire
Portugal
Spain
governmentType hereditary monarchy
knownFor Battle of Tondibi
Saadian Tombs
surface form: Saadian Tombs in Marrakesh

construction of El Badi Palace
defeat of Portuguese at Battle of Alcácer Quibir
expulsion of Portuguese from most Moroccan coastal strongholds
military expedition to Songhai Empire
patronage of arts and architecture
resistance to Portuguese expansion
trans-Saharan trade expansion
language Arabic
notableRuler Abdallah al-Ghalib
surface form: Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I
Ahmad al-Mansur
Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir
surface form: Mohammed ash-Sheikh

Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir
Zidan Abu Maali
originRegion Draa Valley
Sous region
otherSeat Fez
politicalSystem sultanate
predecessor Wattasid dynasty
religion Sunni Islam
religiousAffiliation Sharifian
seatOfPower Marrakesh
startTime 1510
successor Alaouite dynasty
usedLanguage Classical Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic

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Saadian Tombs builtFor Saadi dynasty
this entity surface form: Saadian dynasty
El Badi Palace builtFor Saadi dynasty
this entity surface form: Saadian dynasty
Sebastian I of Portugal opponent Saadi dynasty
this entity surface form: Saadi dynasty of Morocco
Askia dynasty successor Saadi dynasty
Saadian Morocco dynasty Saadi dynasty
Battle of Tondibi commandingState Saadi dynasty
Wattasid dynasty successor Saadi dynasty
this entity surface form: Saadian dynasty
Wattasid dynasty overthrownBy Saadi dynasty
this entity surface form: Saadian dynasty