Muhammad al-Burtukali (Abu Abd Allah al-Muhammad ibn Muhammad Burtukali) ( 1464 - 1524 ) is the second Sultan of Morocco from the Wattasid dynasty ( 1505 - 1524 ), the son and successor of Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Mahdi .
| Muhammad al-Burtukali | |||||||
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| Arab. أبو عبد الله البرتقالي محمد بن محمد | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Muhammad al-Sheikh | ||||||
| Successor | Abul Abbas Ahmed | ||||||
| Birth | 1464 | ||||||
| Death | 1524 | ||||||
| Kind | Wattasides | ||||||
| Father | Muhammad al-Sheikh | ||||||
| Children | Abul Abbas Ahmed | ||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||
Biography
In 1471, the Portuguese captured the Moroccan port cities of Tangier and Asila . In Asil, they detained the young prince Mohammed and sent him to Portugal as a hostage. In 1473, the King of Portugal Afonso V released the prince back to his father in Morocco.
In 1505, after the death of his father, Muhammad al-Burtukali inherited the Sultan throne in Fez . Under his control was only the northern part of Morocco with the cities of Fez and Sale , and the rest of the country was under the control of various tribal leaders.
Under Sultan Muhammad al-Burtukali, Portuguese expansion continued. The Portuguese gradually captured the entire Atlantic coast to Gibraltar : in 1508 they took Safi , in 1513 - Azemmur , in 1514 - Mazagan , and in 1515 they attacked Marrakesh .
In 1515, the genus Banu Saad (Saadites) opposed the Wattasids in southern Morocco. Its leader, Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Qaim (d. 1517 ) , waged a holy war against the Portuguese, who settled in Santa Cruz on Cape Ager, in 1505 . In 1511, Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Qaim proclaimed himself the ruler of Susa .
In 1524, after the death of Muhammad al-Burtukali, the son of Sultan was taken by his son Abul-Abbas Ahmed (1524-1549).
Literature
- Ryzhov K. All the monarchs of the world. Muslim East VII-XV centuries - M .: Veche, 2004 .-- S. 314-318. - 544 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-94538-301-5 .