al-Yazid bin Mohammed الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ | |
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Sultan of Morocco | |
Reign | 1790–1792 |
Predecessor | Mohammed III |
Successor | Proclamations: Hisham bin Mohammed (in Marrakesh until 1797) Sulayman bin Mohammed (in Fes legitimate ruler) |
Born | 6 May 1750 Fes, Morocco |
Died | 23 February 1792 (aged 41) Near Zagora, Morocco |
Burial | |
House | 'Alawi dynasty |
Father | Mohammed bin Abdallah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mawlay al-Yazid bin Mohammed ( Arabic: الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ), born on 6 May 1750 in Fes and died on 23 February 1792 near Zagora, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1790 to 1792, a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. [1] He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his father Mohammed bin Abdallah.
Mawlay al-Yazid was born in Fes in 1750. al-Yazid's first order of business was persecuting the Jews of the city of Tétouan. [2] [3] In deference to Yazid's father, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, the Jews of Tétouan denied financial support to Yazid and his effort to overthrow his father. [4] Observers remarked that Yazid authorized his black troops to plunder Tétouan's Jewish quarter. [5] For two years, the country was thrown into turmoil. Mawlay al-Yazid attempted to undo the innovations instituted by his father, dismantling much of his father's system. [6]
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al-Yazid bin Mohammed الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ | |
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Sultan of Morocco | |
Reign | 1790–1792 |
Predecessor | Mohammed III |
Successor | Proclamations: Hisham bin Mohammed (in Marrakesh until 1797) Sulayman bin Mohammed (in Fes legitimate ruler) |
Born | 6 May 1750 Fes, Morocco |
Died | 23 February 1792 (aged 41) Near Zagora, Morocco |
Burial | |
House | 'Alawi dynasty |
Father | Mohammed bin Abdallah |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mawlay al-Yazid bin Mohammed ( Arabic: الْيَزِيدُ بْن مُحَمَّدٍ), born on 6 May 1750 in Fes and died on 23 February 1792 near Zagora, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1790 to 1792, a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. [1] He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his father Mohammed bin Abdallah.
Mawlay al-Yazid was born in Fes in 1750. al-Yazid's first order of business was persecuting the Jews of the city of Tétouan. [2] [3] In deference to Yazid's father, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, the Jews of Tétouan denied financial support to Yazid and his effort to overthrow his father. [4] Observers remarked that Yazid authorized his black troops to plunder Tétouan's Jewish quarter. [5] For two years, the country was thrown into turmoil. Mawlay al-Yazid attempted to undo the innovations instituted by his father, dismantling much of his father's system. [6]
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