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| Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir, byAdriaen Matham, 1640 | |||||
| Sultan of Morocco | |||||
| Reign | 1636 – 1655 | ||||
| Predecessor | Al Walid ben Zidan | ||||
| Successor | Ahmad al-Abbas | ||||
| Born | Unknown ? | ||||
| Died | 30 January 1655 | ||||
| Burial | 1655 | ||||
| Issue | Ahmad al-Abbas | ||||
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| Dynasty | Saadi | ||||
| Father | Zidan al-Nasir | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir (Arabic:محمد الشيخ الأصغر السعدي) (? – 30 January 1655) was thesultan ofMorocco from (1636 – 1655) under theSaadi dynasty.
His father wasZidan al-Nasir (r. 1603–1627), he was the son of a Spanish mother and he had two Spanish wives. He spoke good Spanish which may have led to him to continue the long-time services of royal advisor Moses Pallache, nephew ofSamuel Pallache of thePallache family.[1]
His portrait can be found in an engraving of Marrakesh byAdriaen Matham in 1640, made on the occasion of a visit by the ambassador of theNetherlands to the sultan.
Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir tried to concentrate the entireMoroccan foreign trade inSafi at the hands of theEnglish, and to obtainwarships from their king to prevent all trade with the south, but the sultan was afraid of breaking relations with theDutch and theFrench.[2] In 1638, the Sultan sent his ambassadorMuhammad bin Askar toEngland, who was carrying a letter to hasten KingCharles I of England to send the required weapons and ammunition to Morocco and to suppress the English merchants who were selling weapons to the rebels. This was based on the treaty concluded between the two countries on September 20, 1637, which stipulated that no relationship should be established between theKingdom of England and the sultan's enemies inSanta Cruz. Despite this, English merchants continued to smuggle weapons into the desert.[3][4]
… he was the son of a Spanish mother and had two Spanish wives. Like Muley Zaydan, alSaghir spoke good Spanish
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