Saadi Sultanate

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The Saadi Sultanate was a powerful early modern Moroccan dynasty that ruled much of the country from the 16th to 17th centuries, noted for its resistance to foreign powers and its flourishing of arts and architecture.

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Saadi Sultanate of Morocco 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sultanate
dynasty
early modern Moroccan state
alliance France NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
architecturalHeritage El Badi Palace NERFINISHED
Saadian Tombs NERFINISHED
capital Fez NERFINISHED
Marrakesh NERFINISHED
conflict conflicts with the Ottoman Empire
wars against the Portuguese Empire
wars against the Spanish Empire
continent Africa
country Morocco
culturalInfluence Andalusian architecture NERFINISHED
Islamic art
currency gold dinar
dynasty Saadi dynasty NERFINISHED
economicActivity gold trade
slave trade
trans-Saharan trade
endTime 1659
era 16th century
17th century
governmentType hereditary monarchy
knownFor flourishing of architecture
flourishing of arts
resistance to foreign powers
sugar trade
trade with sub-Saharan Africa
language Arabic
Berber languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Maghreb NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Alcácer Quibir NERFINISHED
Battle of the Three Kings NERFINISHED
notableRuler Abdallah al-Ghalib NERFINISHED
Ahmad al-Mansur NERFINISHED
Mohammed al-Sheikh NERFINISHED
Zidan Abu Maali NERFINISHED
predecessor Wattasid dynasty NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
startTime 1510s
successor Alaouite dynasty NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Agadir NERFINISHED
Fez NERFINISHED
Marrakesh NERFINISHED
Souss region NERFINISHED
parts of the Sahara

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Battle of Alcácer Quibir belligerent Saadi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Saadi Sultanate of Morocco
Battle of Tondibi belligerent Saadi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Saadi Sultanate of Morocco
Republic of Salé overlordClaimedBy Saadi Sultanate
Askia dynasty successorState Saadi Sultanate
this entity surface form: Saadi Sultanate of Morocco