Ahmad al-Mansur
Ahmad al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد المنصور, Ahmad Abu al-Abbas al-Mansur, also al-Mansur al-Dahabbi (the Golden), Arabic: أحمد المنصور الذهبي; and Ahmed al-Mansour; 1549 in Fes – 25 August 1603, Fes) 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."
| Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Mansur أبو العباس أحمد المنصور | |||||||||
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Illustration of Ahmad al-Mansur by André Thevet, c. 1584 | |||||||||
| Sultan of Morocco | |||||||||
| Reign | 1578 – 1603 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Abd al-Malik I | ||||||||
| Successor | Civil War: Zidan al-Nasir (in Marrakesh) Abu Faris Abdallah (in Fes) | ||||||||
| Born | c. 1549 Fes, Morocco Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Died | 25 August 1603 (aged 53–54) Fes, Morocco 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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| Arabic | أحمد المنصور بن محمد الشيخ بن محمد القائم بأمر الله الزيداني الحسني | ||||||||
| House | Saadi Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Mohammed al-Shaykh | ||||||||
| Mother | Lalla Masuda al-Wizkitiya | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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