Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad
| Abu al-Abbas Ahmad | |||||
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| Sultan of Morocco | |||||
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| Reign |
1526 – 1545 1547 – 1549 | ||||
| Born | Unknown | ||||
| Died | 1549 | ||||
| Spouse | Sayyida al Hurra | ||||
| Issue | Nasir al-Qasiri | ||||
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| Dynasty | Banū Wattās | ||||
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad, also Sultan Ahmad, or Ahmed el Outassi, was a Sultan of the Moroccan Wattasid dynasty. He ruled from 1526 to 1545, and again between 1547 and 1549.[1]
In 1532, Ahmad ibn Muhammad sent a letter to Francis I of France through trader Hémon de Molon, encouraging the French king to develop trade relations.[2] In 1533, Francis I of France sent as ambassador to Ahmad ibn Muhammad, in the person of colonel Pierre de Piton.[3] In a letter to Francis I dated August 13, 1533, Ahmad ibn Muhammad welcomed French overtures and granted freedom of shipping and protection of French traders.[4]
In 1545, Sultan Ahmad was taken prisoner by his southern rivals the Saadians.[5] His successor, Ali Abu Hassun, regent for Ahmad's young son Nasir al-Qasiri, decided to pledge allegiance to the Ottomans in order to obtain their support.[5]
France actually started to send ships to Morocco in 1555, under the rule of Henry II, son of Francis I.[4]
He married Sayyida al Hurra.
Notes
- ↑ C. E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Edinburgh University Press (2004), pp. 48–49 ISBN 9780748621378
- ↑ "THE EMBASSY OF PIERRE DE PITON: In the year 1533, the year of Montaigne's birth, a French merchant, from Bresse, Hemon de Molon, returned from Morocco, filled with such enthusiasm that Francis I decided to find out more" in Ecrits de Paris: revue de questions actuelles Centre d'études des questions actuelles, politiques, économiques et sociales (Paris, France) - 1953 (in English)
- ↑ "Francois I, hoping that Morocco would open up to France as easily as Mexico had to Spain, sent a commission, half commercial and half diplomatic, which he confided to one Pierre de Piton. The story of his mission is not without interest" in The conquest of Morocco by Cecil Vivian Usborne, S. Paul & co. ltd., 1936, p.33
- 1 2 Travels in Morocco, Volume 2 James Richardson p.32
- 1 2 A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr p.155ff
| Preceded by Abu Abdallah Muhammad I |
Wattasid dynasty 1525–1545 |
Succeeded by Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad |
| Preceded by Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad |
Wattasid dynasty 1547–1549 |
Succeeded by Abu al-Hasan Abu Hasun Ali ibn Muhammad |