Mohammad Temim ( Arabic: الحاج محمد تميم), also Haji Mohammad Temim (French: Aggi Mohamed) was an ambassador of the Moroccan king Mulay Ismail to France. Mohammad Temim was accompanied by Ali Manino, [1] as well as six other ambassadorial members. [2] They visited Paris in 1682. [2] He was able to explore many aspects of French intellectual and artistic life. He attended a performance of Lully's Atys. He also visited Notre-Dame de Paris where he attended an organ performance. [2] Mohammad Temin showed great interest in arts and sciences. [3] Upon his return, he received beautiful farewell gifts from Louis XIV. [3]
Another Moroccan ambassador Abdallah bin Aisha would visit France in 1699-1700. [4]
Notes
- ^ Blunt, Wilfrid (2022). Black Sunrise: The Life and Times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco (1646-1727). Taylor & Francis. p. 196. ISBN 9781000788686.
- ^ a b c Matar 2003, p. xxi.
- ^ a b Matar 2003, p. xxii.
- ^ Matar 2003, p. 197.
References
- Matar, Nabil (2003). "Introduction". In the Lands of the Christians: Arabic Travel Writing in the Seventeenth Century (PDF). New York, London: Routledge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
Mohammad Temim ( Arabic: الحاج محمد تميم), also Haji Mohammad Temim (French: Aggi Mohamed) was an ambassador of the Moroccan king Mulay Ismail to France. Mohammad Temim was accompanied by Ali Manino, [1] as well as six other ambassadorial members. [2] They visited Paris in 1682. [2] He was able to explore many aspects of French intellectual and artistic life. He attended a performance of Lully's Atys. He also visited Notre-Dame de Paris where he attended an organ performance. [2] Mohammad Temin showed great interest in arts and sciences. [3] Upon his return, he received beautiful farewell gifts from Louis XIV. [3]
Another Moroccan ambassador Abdallah bin Aisha would visit France in 1699-1700. [4]
Notes
- ^ Blunt, Wilfrid (2022). Black Sunrise: The Life and Times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco (1646-1727). Taylor & Francis. p. 196. ISBN 9781000788686.
- ^ a b c Matar 2003, p. xxi.
- ^ a b Matar 2003, p. xxii.
- ^ Matar 2003, p. 197.
References
- Matar, Nabil (2003). "Introduction". In the Lands of the Christians: Arabic Travel Writing in the Seventeenth Century (PDF). New York, London: Routledge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.