Ahmad al-Mansur
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Ahmad al-Mansur was a powerful 16th-century Saadian sultan of Morocco known for his wealth, diplomatic skill, and ambitious expansionist policies.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saadi Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur | 1 |
| Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim ruler
ⓘ
Saadian sultan ⓘ Sultan of Morocco ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1549 ⓘ |
| built | El Badi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | Battle of Ksar el-Kebir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedAuthorityOver |
Maghreb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of West Africa ⓘ |
| correspondedWith | Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Marrakesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Saadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
development of trans-Saharan trade
ⓘ
taxation of gold and salt trade ⓘ |
| eventParticipatedIn | Battle of Ksar el-Kebir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mohammed al-Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelationsWith |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ahmad al-Mansur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahmad al-Mansur al-Dhahabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Ksar el-Kebir aftermath
ⓘ
diplomatic skill ⓘ expansionist policies ⓘ patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Moroccan invasion of the Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lalla Masuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
al-Dhahabi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Golden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedInvasionOf | Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Islamic scholarship
ⓘ
architecture ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| policy |
balancing between Ottoman Empire and European powers
ⓘ
expansion into the Sahara and West Africa ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1603 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1578 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Moroccan control over Gao
ⓘ
Moroccan control over Timbuktu ⓘ Moroccan control over parts of the Niger valley ⓘ |
| successor | Zidan Abu Maali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Commander of the Faithful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saadi Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur
this entity surface form:
Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco