Sultan Abd al-Rahman
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Sultan Abd al-Rahman was a 19th-century Alaouite ruler of Morocco known for his resistance to French expansion in North Africa and efforts to preserve Moroccan sovereignty.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century monarch
ⓘ
Sultan of Morocco ⓘ |
| battleAssociatedWith | Battle of Isly (1844) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Fez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Alaouite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arab-Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Moulay Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyGoal |
balance relations with European powers
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limit French influence in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| house | House of Alaouite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented | centralization of authority under the sultan ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict | Franco-Moroccan tensions over Algeria ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efforts to preserve Moroccan independence
ⓘ
resistance to European colonial encroachment ⓘ |
| lostBattle | Battle of Isly (1844) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintained | traditional Islamic institutions in Morocco ⓘ |
| name | Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
control of foreign trade and ports
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maintenance of Moroccan territorial integrity ⓘ preservation of Moroccan sovereignty ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sultan Moulay Slimane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1859 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1822 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| resisted | French expansion in North Africa ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
key figure in early 19th-century Moroccan–French relations
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symbol of Moroccan resistance to colonialism ⓘ |
| signedTreaty |
Treaty of Lalla Maghnia (1845)
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Tangier (1844) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sultan Mohammed IV of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Emir Abd al-Qadir of Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Commander of the Faithful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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