Saadi Sultanate

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Sultanate dynasty early modern Moroccan state

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

Statements (48)

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