Abu Abdallah

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Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Mutawakkil al-Masluch ( Arabic أبو عبد الله محمد المتوكل المسلوخ, DMG Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil al-Maslūḫ ; † 1578 ) was the third sultan of the Saadians in Morocco (1574–1576).

After the death of Abdallah al-Ghalib , battles for the throne broke out among the Saadi. Although Abu Abdallah was initially able to prevail in Fez , the fight against his uncle Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik continued . He received support from the Ottomans from Algeria and was able to ascend the throne of Morocco with the conquest of Fez in 1576.

However, Abu Abdallah managed to escape to Spain . When he received no support there for a return to Morocco, he went to Portugal , where he was able to persuade King Sebastian to go on a campaign in Morocco. This failed, however, with the devastating Portuguese defeat at Ksar-el-Kebir against the troops of Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik (1578). In addition to Sebastian, Abu Abdallah also fell in the battle.

literature

  • Ulrich Haarmann : History of the Arab World. Edited by Heinz Halm . 4th revised and expanded edition. CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47486-1 ( Beck's historical library ).
  • Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Abu Abdallah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Mutawakkil al-Masluch (full name); أبو عبد الله محمد المتوكل المسلوخ (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION third sultan of the Saadians in Morocco (1574–1576)
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century or 16th century
DATE OF DEATH 1578