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Encyclopedia > Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi

Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (reigned 1574-1576, died in 1578) was the oldest brother of Abdallah al-Ghalib and was recognised as the legitimate sultan after al-Ghalibs death. Immediately after his accesion to the throne he had one of his brothers executed and another (Mulay en-Naser the governor of Tadla) imprisoned. His oncle Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I had already fled to Algeria. In that country he succeeded in organising his own army, consisting of Ottoman soldiers and in 1576 he invaded Morocco conquered Fez. Both Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I and Abdallah Mohammed II died two years later in the battle of Alcazarquivir against Portugal in 1578. Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (1517-1574, reigned 1557-1574) was the second sultan of the Saadi Dynasty. ... Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك الغازي) was the Sultan of Morocco of the Saadi Dynasty from 1576 until his death at the Battle of Alcazarquivir against Portugal in 1578. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem At the height of its power (1680) Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (Arabic: أبو مروان عبد الملك الغازي) was the Sultan of Morocco of the Saadi Dynasty from 1576 until his death at the Battle of Alcazarquivir against Portugal in 1578. ... The Battle of Alcacer Quibir took place on August 4, 1578 by Alcazarquivir in Morrocco between the Portuguese army and the troops of the Moorish Sultan. ...

Preceded by
Abdallah al-Ghalib
Saadi Dynasty
1574–1576
Succeeded by
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I


 
 

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