Sidi Muhammad IV

A four falus coin, dated 1873, minted under Mohammed IV.

Sidi Muhammad IV (* 1803 ; † September 16, 1873 in Marrakech ) was Sultan of the Alawids in Morocco (1859–1873).

As the successor to his father Mulai Abd ar-Rahman (1822-1859) and his first wife Lalla Fatima, Sultan Sidi Muhammad tried to further strengthen the security of Morocco by modernizing the army and expanding the fortifications . The necessity had become clear through the defeat of Morocco in the war against Spain (1859-1860).

However, the modernization of the military was also directed against the restless tribal associations of the Bedouins and Berbers , who repeatedly threatened the rural population and the cities. This was also one reason that from the middle of the 19th century the population in the cities on the Atlantic coast grew rapidly, as the cities quickly developed into economic centers because of the greater security. The ports made it easier for goods manufactured in the cities to be exported. In order to promote export, further treaties were concluded with the European powers. Sidi Muhammad IV's successor was his son Mulai al-Hassan I.

More children:

• Mulay Ibrahim bin Mohammed
• Mulay 'Abdu'l-Aziz bin Mohammed
• Mulay 'Abu Bakar bin Mohammed
• Sidi Mohammed bin Mohammed
• Mulay Ja'afar bin Mohammed
• Mulay al-Amin bin Mohammed (Caliph of Shawiya and Casablanca 1908)
• Mulay 'Umar bin Mohammed (Caliph of Fez before 1894)
• Mulay Usman bin Mohammed (Caliph of Fez, Pasha and Caliph of Marrakech before 1877)
• Mulay al-Rashid bin Mohammed (d .: Tafilalt March 1911) (Khalif von Tafilalt 1896–1911)
• Mulay 'Ali bin Mohammed, Mulay bin Mohammed
• Mulay Hasan as-Saguir bin Mohammed
• Mulay 'Abdu'l-Malik bin Mohammed
• Princess Lalla bint Mohammed (born before 1836), married. with Mohammed al-Marani

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 .