Saadi Sultanate
ruling dynasty (1549-1659) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saadi Sultanate[3] (Arabic: السلطنة السعدية) was a country in Africa. It was located in present-day Morocco and parts of West Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Sultanate was led by the Saadi dynasty[3][4] (Arabic: السعديون, romanized: as-saʿdiyyūn), an Arab[5] Moroccan Sharifian dynasty.[6][7]
Quick Facts السلطنة السعدية (Arabic), Status ...
Saadi Sultanate | |||||||||||||
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1510–1659 | |||||||||||||
Status | Ruling dynasty of Morocco | ||||||||||||
Capital | |||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic, Berber languages | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy (Sultanate) | ||||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||||
• 1510–17 (first) | Muhammad al-Qa'im | ||||||||||||
• 1655–59 (last) | Ahmad al-Abbas | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1510 | ||||||||||||
• Capture of Agadir | 1541 | ||||||||||||
• Battle of Fez | 1554 | ||||||||||||
• Battle of the Three Kings | 1578 | ||||||||||||
• Defeat of Songhai Empire | 1591 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1659 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Saadi dinar | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | MA | ||||||||||||
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