Abu Faris Abdallah

Summary

Abu Faris Abdallah (Arabic: أبو فارس عبد الله السعدي), known as al-Wathiq Billah (1564 – 1608) was a Saadi dynasty ruler of some areas of Morocco. He was one of the sons of Ahmad al-Mansur and one of his harem slave concubines named Elkheizourân (some cite her name as Eldjauher).[1] He ruled in the south of the country as well as Marrakesh and Fez between 1603 and 1608. He had numerous fights with his half-brother Zidan Abu Maali (r. 1603–1627).

Abu Faris Abdallah
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1603 – 1608
PredecessorAhmad al-Mansur
SuccessorAbdallah al-Ghalib II
Bornc. 1564
Saadi Sultanate
Diedc. 1608 (aged 43–44)
Saadi Sultanate
Names
Abu Faris Abdallah bin Ahmad al-Mansur
Era dates
(16th17th Centuries)
DynastyHouse of Saadi
FatherAhmad al-Mansur
MotherElkheizourân
ReligionSunni Islam


References edit

  1. ^ Ifrānī, Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr ibn Muḥammad (1889). Nozhet-Elhâdi: Histoire de la dynastie saadienne au Maroc (1511-1670) (in French). E. Leroux. p. 312.