Sulayman bin Mohammed سليمان بن محمد | |
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Sultan of Morocco | |
Reign | 1792–1822 |
Predecessor | al-Yazid bin Mohammed |
Successor | Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham |
Born | 28 June 1766 Tafilalt, Morocco |
Died | 28 November 1822 (aged 56) Marrakesh, Morocco |
Consort | Aisha bint Sheikh Reid of Sirte[1] |
House | House of 'Alawi سُلَاَلَةُ الْعَلَوِيِّينَ الْفِيلَالِيِّينَ |
Father | Mohammed bin Abdallah |
Religion | Sunni Islam (Wahhabism) |
Mawlay Sulayman bin Mohammed (Arabic: سليمان بن محمد), born on 28 June 1766 in Tafilalt and died on 28 November 1822 in Marrakesh, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1792 to 1822, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his half-brother al-Yazid.[2] Sulayman continued his father's centralization and expansion of the kingdom, and most notably ended the piracy that had long operated from Morocco's coast. As part of Morocco's long running conflict with Spain and Portugal, Sulayman halted all trade with Europe. However, he continued his father's policies of close relations with the United States. He was also a follower of Wahhabism.[3]