Ahmad al-Mansur
Sign in to saveAlso known as Moulay Ahmad al-Mansur, Muley Hamet, King of Barbary, Ahmad El-Mansour Eddahbi
Moroccan Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1549-1603) (r.1578-1603)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1549 births, 1603 deaths and 16th-century Arab people.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Reign
- 1578 – 1603
- Predecessor
- Abd al-Malik I
- Successor
- Civil War: , Zidan al-Nasir , (in Marrakesh ) , Abu Faris Abdallah , (in Fez )
- Born
- c. 1549 , Fez , Saadi Sultanate
- Died
- 25 August 1603 , (aged 53–54), Fez, Saadi Sultanate
- Burial
- Saadian Tombs , Marrakesh , Morocco
- Spouse
- Lalla Mahalla bint Omar al-Marin , Lalla Aisha bint Abu Bakkar al-Shabani
- Issue
- Zidan al-Nasir , Abu Faris Abdallah , Mohammed esh-Sheikh , Lalla Masouda , Abdelmalik , Lalla Safia , Seyyidat-Elmolouk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmad
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Fez
- Place of death
- Fez
- Father
- Muhammad al-Shaykh
- Mother
- Lalla Masuda
- Sibling
- Abdallah al-Ghalib
- Occupation
- military leader
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Family
- Saadi dynasty
- Noble title
- sultan
- Image
- Ahmad al-Mansur by André Thevet.png
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- date of birth
- 1549-00-00
- date of death
- 1603-08-25
- cause of death
- plague
- place of burial
- Saadian Tombs
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- أحمد المنصور الذهبي
- Commons category
- Ahmad al-Mansur Eddahbi
- Commons Creator page
- Ahmad al-Mansur
- present in work
- Civilization V
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Encyclopedic overview
Arabicأحمد المنصور بن محمد الشيخ بن محمد القائم بأمر الله الزيداني الحسني HouseSaadi FatherMohammed al-Shaykh MotherLalla Masuda al-Wizkitiya ReligionSunni Islam Signature
Ahmad al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد المنصور بالله, romanized: Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Manṣūr biʾllāh; 1549 – 25 August 1603), also known as al-Dhahabī (Arabic: الذهبي, lit. 'the Golden') was the Saadi Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. Ahmad al-Mansur was an important figure in both Europe and Africa in the sixteenth century. His powerful army and strategic location made him an important power player in the late Renaissance period. He has been described as "a man of profound Islamic learning, a lover of books, calligraphy and mathematics, as well as a connoisseur of mystical texts and a lover of scholarly discussions."
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