Ahmad al-Mansur
Moroccan Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1549-1603; r.1578-1603) · Historical Figures · Died at 54
Ahmad al-Mansur, also known as al-Dhahabī 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.
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Recognition of the corpse of King Sebastian of Portugal before the Sultan of Morocco Ahmad al-Mansur, painting by Caetano Moreira de Costa Lima, 1886, oil in canvas
Gold dinar minted during the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur
In 1600 Ahmad al-Mansur sent his Secretary Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud (pictured) as ambassador of Morocco to the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England to negotiate an alliance against Spain.
Extent of Saadian territory during the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur
El Badi Palace in Marrakesh, begun by al-Mansur in 1578
Mausoleum chamber of Ahmad al-Mansur in the Saadian TombsAbout this person
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."
