Ahmed al-Araj
2nd Ruler of Saadi Dynasty
Portrait of Ahmed al-Araj.
Emir of Marrakesh
(Saadi Sultanate)
Reign1517 – 1544
PredecessorAbu Abdallah al-Qaim
SuccessorMohammed al-Shaykh
Born1486
Died1557
Marrakesh, Saadi Sultanate
SpousePrincess Umm al Banin Bû Shentuf[1]
IssueSayyida Aicha al-Sâadiya[2]
Sayyida Oum Kalthum[3]
Abbas al-Sâadi[4]
Zaydan al-Sâadi[5]
Names
Ahmad al-Araj bin Mohammed
Era dates
16th Century
HouseSaadi Dynasty
FatherAbu Abdallah al-Qaim
ReligionSunni Islam

Ahmad al-Araj (Arabic: أحمد الأعرج السعدي r. 1517–1544) (b. 1486[6] – d. 1557)[6] was a ruler of the Saadi Dynasty. He became ruler of Marrakesh[7][8] after conquering the city in 1525.[7] Some sources refer to him as Sultan of Marrakesh.[9][verification needed] Ahmad was a son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim and brother of his successor Muhammad al-Shaykh, the first Saadi sultan to rule over most of Morocco.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Umm al Banin Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ^ "Sayyeda Aicha al-Sâadi Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ^ "Sayyeda Umm Kalthûm Princesse de Marrakech". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ "Abbas al-Sâadi Prince du Maroc". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ^ "Zaydan al-Sâadi Prince du Maroc". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. ^ a b "Sultan du Maroc Ahmed al-Araj de Tagmadert". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ a b Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-521-33767-0.
  8. ^ Bagley, Frank Ronald Charles (1996). The Last Great Muslim Empires: The Muslim World - a Historical Survey. Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-55876-112-4.
  9. ^ Deverdun, Gaston (1956). Inscriptions arabes de Marrakech (in French). Éditions techniques nord-africaines. p. 68.
  10. ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (2004). "The Sa'did Sharifs". The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748696482.


Preceded byAbu Abdallah al-Qaim Saadi Dynasty 1517–1544 Succeeded byMohammed ash-Sheikh
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