Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad explained

Nasir al-Qasri
Sultan of Fez
Succession:Sultan of Fez
Reign:1545 – 1547
Predecessor:Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Successor:Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad (second reign)
Full Name:Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad
Father:Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Birth Date:Unknown
Death Date:1547
Dynasty:Banū Wattās

Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad, also Nasir al-Qasiri, was the young son of the Sultan of Fez, Sultan Ahmad.

Life

In 1545, his father Sultan Ahmad was taken prisoner by his southern rivals the Saadians.[1] His successor, Ali Abu Hassun, regent for Nasir al-Qasiri, decided to pledge allegiance to the Ottomans in order to obtain their support.[1]

He ruled with a regent from 1545 to 1547 during the imprisonment of his father by the Saadians.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=jdlKbZ46YYkC&pg=PA155 A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr p. 155ff