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Moulay Ismail

c. 1645–1727 · 17th century · Also known as Ismail ibn Sharif

Moulay Ismail was sultan of Morocco from 1672 to 1727, the second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty. He made Meknes a vast imperial city and built the Abid al-Bukhari, an army of enslaved black soldiers. He won back coastal strongholds held by Europeans, including La Mamora, Larache and Tangier, which the English abandoned in 1684.

Moulay Ismail
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Alaouite SultanateEnglish Tangier

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