Ahmad al-Araj
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| Ahmed al-Araj | |||||||||
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| 2nd Ruler of Saadi Dynasty | |||||||||
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| Emir of Marrakesh (Saadi Sultanate) | |||||||||
| Reign | 1517 – 1544 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Successor | Mohammed al-Shaykh | ||||||||
| Born | 1486 | ||||||||
| Died | 1557 (aged 70–71) Marrakesh, Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Spouse | Princess Umm al Banin Bû Shentuf[1] | ||||||||
| Issue | Sayyida Aicha al-Sâadiya[2] Sayyida Oum Kalthum[3] Abbas al-Sâadi[4] Zaydan al-Sâadi[5] | ||||||||
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| House | Saadi Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Ahmad al-Araj (Arabic: أحمد الأعرج السعدي r. 1517–1544) (b. 1486[6] – d. 1557)[6] was a ruler of the Saadi Dynasty. He became ruler of Marrakesh[7][8] after conquering the city in 1525.[7]
Some sources refer to him as Sultan of Marrakesh.[9][verification needed] Ahmad was a son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim and brother of his successor Muhammad al-Shaykh, the first Saadi sultan to rule.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Umm al Banin Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Sayyeda Aicha al-Sâadi Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Sayyeda Umm Kalthûm Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Abbas al-Sâadi Prince du Maroc". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ "Zaydan al-Sâadi Prince du Maroc". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- 1 2 "Sultan du Maroc Ahmed al-Araj de Tagmadert". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- 1 2 Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-521-33767-0.
- ↑ Bagley, Frank Ronald Charles (1996). The Last Great Muslim Empires: The Muslim World - a Historical Survey. Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-55876-112-4.
- ↑ Deverdun, Gaston (1956). Inscriptions arabes de Marrakech (in French). Éditions techniques nord-africaines. p. 68.
- ↑ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2004). "The Sa'did Sharifs". The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748696482.
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