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Mohammed III of Morocco
Mohammed III of Morocco, known as Sidi Mohammed ibn Abdallah, was Alaouite sultan from 1757 to 1790. He restored order after decades of civil strife, founded the port of Essaouira (Mogador) to control foreign trade, recaptured Mazagan from the Portuguese in 1769 and signed treaties with European states and, in 1786, with the United States.
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