Abu'l Abbas Ahmad of Morocco explained

Moulay Ahmad Dehbi
Succession:Sultan of Morocco
Reign:1727 – 1728
Predecessor:Ismail Ibn Sharif
Successor:Abdalmalik
Birth Date:1677
Birth Place:Meknes, Morocco
Death Date:5 March 1729
Death Place:Meknes, Morocco
House:Alaouite dynasty
Father:Ismail Ibn Sharif
Mother:Lalla Aisha Al Mubaraka
Reign2:1728 – 1729
Predecessor2:Abdalmalik
Successor2:Abdallah

Mulay Ahmed Dehbi (also spelt Moulay Ahmad ad Dahabi), known fully as 'Abul Abbas Mulay Ahmad ud-Dhahabi bin Ismail as-Samin (1677 – 5 March 1729), was the Sultan of Morocco in 1727–1728 and 1728–1729.

He was born at Meknes in 1677, as a son of Ismail Ibn Sharif. Between 1699 and 1700 he was the Khalifa of Tadla.[1] [2] He ascended the throne on 22 March 1727, after his father's death.

He was deposed in 1728 by Abdalmalik of Morocco, yet he was restored briefly afterwards at Oued Beht. He was deposed once more, on the day of his death on 5 March 1729 at Meknes. He was succeeded by his half-brother Abdallah of Morocco.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Division, Great Britain Naval Intelligence. Morocco. 1942. Naval Intelligence Division. 47. en.
  2. Book: Africa, Unesco International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of. Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. 1 January 1999. James Currey. 9780852550953. 118. en.
  3. Book: Hamel, Chouki El. Black Morocco: A History of Slavery, Race, and Islam. 27 February 2014. Cambridge University Press. 9781139620048. 213. en.