al-Yazid bin Mohammed
الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ
Sultan of Morocco
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Reign1790–1792
PredecessorMohammed III
SuccessorProclamations:
Hisham bin Mohammed
(in Marrakesh until 1797)
Sulayman bin Mohammed
(in Fes legitimate ruler)
Born6 May 1750
Fes, Morocco
Died23 February 1792 (aged 41)
Near Zagora, Morocco
Burial
Saadian Tombs, Marrakesh
House'Alawi dynasty
FatherMohammed bin Abdallah
ReligionSunni Islam

Mawlay al-Yazid bin Mohammed (Arabic: الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ), born on 6 May 1750 in Fes and died on 23 February 1792 near Zagora, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1790 to 1792, a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty.[1] He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his father Mohammed bin Abdallah.

Reign

Mawlay al-Yazid was born in Fes in 1750. al-Yazid's first order of business was persecuting the Jews of the city of Tétouan.[2][3] In deference to Yazid's father, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, the Jews of Tétouan denied financial support to Yazid and his effort to overthrow his father.[4] Observers remarked that Yazid authorized his black troops to plunder Tétouan's Jewish quarter.[5] For two years, the country was thrown into turmoil. Mawlay al-Yazid attempted to undo the innovations instituted by his father, dismantling much of his father's system.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Morocco Alaoui dynasty". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ Norman A. Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1979), 308-309
  3. ^ William Lempriere, A Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant..., 2nd ed. (London: J. Walter, 1793), 464
  4. ^ Lucien Gubbay and Abraham Levy, The Sephardim: Their Glorious Tradition from the Babylonian Exile to the Present Day (London: Carnell, 1992), 146
  5. ^ Lempriere, A Tour, 464
  6. ^ R., Pennell, C. (2013). Morocco : From Empire to Independence. Oneworld Publications. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-78074-455-1. OCLC 891448295.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Preceded byMohammed III Sultan of Morocco 1790–1792 Succeeded bySulayman


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