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Al-Rashid of Morocco 
Sultan of Morocco (more..) Reign 1666 - 1672 Predecessor Muhammad II of Morocco Successor Ismail ibn Sharif House House of Alaoui Born Tafilalt, Morocco Died 1672
Marrakech, MoroccoMoulay al-Rashid (1631–1672) (Arabic: مولاي الرشيد) was Sultan of Morocco from 1666 to 1672. He has been called the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty.
It was his father Moulay Ali Cherif who took power in Tafilalt around 1630. In 1635 al-Rashid's brother Moulay Mohammed ould Moulay Cherif succeeded their still living father. After the death of their father, Moulay Mohammed brought Tafilalt, the Draa River valley and the Sahara region under Alouite power. However due to internal feuding war broke out between the brothers and Mohammed was killed by troops of al-Rashid in 1664.
"Muley Arsheid Zeriff".
With a small army al-Rashid ruled the east of Morocco. He was able to expand his power and seize Taza. In 1666 he marched into Fes and ended the rule of the Saadi dynasty. After subjugating the northern coastal areas of Morocco he also succeeded in capturing Marrakech in 1669. He occupied the Sus and the Little Atlas, which settled the Alaouite power over entire Morocco.
He died in Marrakech in 1672 after a fall from his horse, and was succeeded by his half-brother Ismail Ibn Sharif.
Al-Rashid was sometimes known as "Tafiletta" by the English.
See also
- List of Kings of Morocco
- History of Morocco
Preceded by
Ahmad el AbbasSultan of Morocco
1666–1672Succeeded by
IsmailCategories:- Alaouite dynasty
- 1631 births
- 1672 deaths
- Sultans of Morocco
- 17th-century Moroccan people
- People from Tafilalt
- Moroccan people stubs
- African royalty stubs
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