Mohammed ash-Sheikh

Noble person

– 1557

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Who was Mohammed ash-Sheikh?

Mawlay Mohammed ash-Sheikh ash Sharif al-Hassani al-Drawi at-Tagmaderti was the first sultan of the Saadi dynasty ruling over Morocco. "Al-Drawi at-Tagmadert" means: the man from the Draa river valley, from Tagmadert. He was particularly successful in expelling the Portuguese from most of their bases in Morocco. He also eliminated the Wattasids and resisted the Ottomans, thereby establishing a complete rule over Morocco.

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  • Islam
Died
Oct 23, 1557

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on July 23, 2013

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