Mohammed al-Hajj ibn Mohammed al-Dila'i
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Mohammed al-Hajj ibn Mohammed ibn Abu Bakr al-Dila'i[2] (Arabic: محمد الحاج الدلائي; died 1662)[3] was the head of the Zaouia of Dila[4] and conquered Meknes and Fez in 1641.[2] He was proclaimed Sultan of Morocco in 1659, after the murder of the last Saadi Sultan Ahmad al-Abbas.[5]
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Mohammed al-Hajj al-Dila'i | |||||
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Sultan of Morocco | |||||
Reign | 1659–1662 | ||||
Predecessor | Ahmad al-Abbas (Saadi dynasty) | ||||
Successor | Moulay Rachid (Alaouite dynasty) | ||||
Born | Unknown | ||||
Died | 1662 | ||||
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House | Dilaite | ||||
Father | Sidi Mohammed al-Dila'i[1] | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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