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The Alawi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1672 - 1727 H.M. Sultan 'Abul Nasir Mulay Ismail as-Samin bin Sharif, Sultan of Morocco, etc. b. at Sijilmasa (Rissani), Tafilalt, 1634, seventh son of Sultan Abul Amlak Sidi Muhammad as-Sharif bin 'Ali, Sultan of Sijilmasa, educ. privately. Kaid of Meknes, and Khalifa of Fez 1666-1672. Succeeded on the death of his elder half-brother, 9^th April 1672. Proclaimed as Sultan of Morocco, etc. 14^th April 1672. Established his capital at Meknes in 1675. Established a Negro slave army of numbering 150,000, which consolidated his power through much of present-day Morocco. Besieged the English at Tangier from 1678 and forced them to withdraw in 1684, and wrested Mamora, Mahdiya and Arsilah from the Portuguese. He conquered Larache from Spain in 1689, but failed to take Mazagan, Pemonde Velez or Ceuta from them. A cruel and despotic ruler, known as 'Safaq Adimaa' or 'The Bloodthirsty'. m. a large number of wives, including (first) Lalla Khnta (bur. at the Mausoleum of Mulay Ismail, Meknes). m. (second) Lalla Zaidana [Aisha Mbarka] (d. May 1715), styled Empress of Morocco by Europeans. m. (third) Tuma, his chief Queen (same as Zaidana?). m. (fourth) Lalla Umm al-Iz at-Taba [Umelez Ettaba] (d. after 1721), daughter of Lalla Halima. m. (fifth) Lalla Bilqis. m. (sixth) 1678, Lalla Hinata [Khunatha] (d. at Fez, 8^th August 1742), daughter of Sidi Abu Bakar al-Gul bin 'Ali bin 'Abdu'llah, of the Awlad Abdalla clan. m. (seventh) Lalla Halima as-Sufianiya [Hazezas]. m. (eighth) a lady from the al-Taligiyya clan. m.(ninth) Lalla Alwa. m. (tenth) Mrs. Shaw, an Irishwoman. He d. at the Dar al-Kehira, Meknes, 21^st March 1727 (bur. there at the Mausoleum of Mulay Ismail), having had issue, thirty-two sons (but credited with 700 sons in 1721 of whom the last is reported to have been born eighteen months after his death!):

1) H.H. 'Abul 'Ula Mulay Mahraz bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Fez 1678. He d.v.p. before 1726.
2) H.H. Mulay Mansur bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Marrakesh.
3) H.H. 'Abul Yamin Mulay Maimun bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Sijilmasa 1699-1701. He d. at Tizimi, 1704. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
4) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Alam bin Ismail as-Samin. b. ca. 1669 (s/o a Georgian slave). Khalifa of Montigara 1692-1697, and of Sus 1699-1700. Rebelled and proclaimed himself as Sultan, 16^th September 1704. Captured and taken prisoner, 7^th July 1704. He d. after his right hand and left foot were amputated on the orders of his father, at Meknes, 16^th June 1706, havin had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) Mulay … He committed suicide, June 1706.
- a) Lalla ...
5) H.H. Mulay Muhammad Zaidan bin Ismail as-Samin. b. April 1672 (s/o Zaidana), educ. privately. Khalifa of Meknes to 1699 and Cherg 1699-1701. Appointed as Heir Apparent for his part in capturing his rebelious brother Alam, and bringing him back to his father. He was k. by the women of his harem, at Taroudant, October 1707 (bur. Mulay Muhammad al-Alam Mausoleum, Meknes), having had issue:
- a) Mulay 'Abdu'l Malik bin Zaidana. He had issue:
  - i) Mulay Muhammad bin 'Abdu'l Malik Benzeidane. He had issue:
    - (1) Mulay 'Ali bin Muhammad Benzeidane. He had issue:
      - (a) Mulay 'Abdu'l Rahman bin 'Ali Benzeidane. He had issue:
        
        (i) H.H. Sidi Muhammad bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane. m. a daughter of H.H. Mulay Ahmad bin 'Abdu'l Rahman, Khalifa at Tetuan. He d. at Meknes, before 30^th April 1900 (bur. there at the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), having had issue, a son:
        
        1. H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Muhammad Benzeidane. b. March 1878, educ. Kraouline Univ., Fez. Adj. and Dir. Military Sch. at Meknes, Intendent-Gen. of the Dar al-Makhzins, and PC, Mazwar of the Meknes Sharifans, Royal Hitoriographer. Rcvd: Cdr. of the Sharifian Order of Alawi. m. H.H. Lalla Malika. He d. at Meknes (bur. there in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), having had issue, six sons and three daughters:
        
        a. H.H. Mulay Mustafa bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane (s/o Lalla Malika). Mazwar of the Meknes Sharifans. m. H.R.H. Princess Lalla Zainab bint Yusuf (bur. in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum, Meknes), elder daughter of His Sharifian Majesty Sultan Mulay Yusuf bin Hassan, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin, GCMG, by his wife, Lalla Ya'aqut. He d. at Meknes, December 2006 (bur. there in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), having had issue, three sons:
        
        i. H.H. Mulay Ahmad bin Mustafa Benzeidane.
        
        ii. H.H. Mulay Rashid bin Mustafa Benzeidane.
        
        iii. H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l Aziz bin Mustafa Benzeidane.
        
        b. H.H. Mulay al-Mahdi bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
        
        c. H.H. Mulay Surur bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
        
        d. H.H. Mulay al-Amin bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
        
        e. H.H. Sidi Muhammad Talib bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
        
        f. H.H. Mulay S'Lama bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeid
        
        ne. Sometime Cunsul in France in the 1970's and early 1980's. m. Lalla Joumana. He d. at Meknes (bur. there in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), having had issue, two daughters.
        
        a. H.H. Lalla Halima bint 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane. m. Mulay Idris bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benaceur, son of Mulay 'Abdu'l-Rahman bin Nasser [Abderrahman Benaceur], by his first wife, Lalla Um Kalthum bint Abbas, daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Mulay Abbas bin 'Abdu'l-Rahman - see below.
        
        b. H.H. Lalla Hnia bint 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane. m. Mulay Hassan L'Mrani. She had issue, three daughters:
        
        i. Lalla Amina bint Hassan L'Mrani.
        
        ii. Lalla Aisha bint Hassan L'Mrani.
        
        iii. Lalla Mahani bint Hassan L'Mrani.
        
        c. H.H. Lalla Um Kalthum bint 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
        
        2. H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l Kadir bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane.
6) H.M. Sultan 'Abul Abbas Mulay Ahmad ud-Dhahabi bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. (s/o Zaidana) - see below.
7) H.H. Mulay Muhammad as-Sharif bin Ismail as-Samin (s/o full-brother of Muhammad al-Alam). Khalifa of Dra 1703.
8) H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l-Malik bin Ismail as-Samin. b. ca. 1677. Khalifa of Draa. He was k. for plotting against his father, 1696.
9) H.M. Sultan 'Abu Marwan Mulay 'Abdu'l-Malik bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. - see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
10) H.H. Mulay Nasir bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Dra 1702-1703, and of Tafilalt. Rebelled in 1711-1712. He was k. 1714, having had issue:
- a) Mulay Ahmad bin Nasir [Lorenzo Bartholomeo Luigi Trojano]. b. at Taroudant, 6^th June 1704. Fled to Spain 1731. Received into the Roman Catholic Church and baptised in Rome, 4^th February 1739.
11) H.H. Mulay Abu Merwan bin Ismail as-Samin. He d. on pilgrimage to Mecca, 1717.
12) H.H. Mulay Yusuf bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Sijilmasa 1701-1702.
13) H.M. 'Abu Abbas Mulay 'Abdu'llah bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. (s/o Hinata) - see below.
14) H.M. 'Abul Hasan Mulay 'Ali al-Iraj bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. (s/o Zaidana) - see below.
15) H.H. Mulay Muhammad un-Nasir bin Ismail as-Samin. Khalifa of Marrakesh. He d. 1745.
16) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Mutawakil bin Ismail as-Samin. b. after 1679 (s/o Hinata). He was k. (executed) by his father, 1704.
17) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Mutais bin Ismail as-Samin. He was k. (executed) by his father, 1704.
18) H.H. Mulay Hafiz bin Ismail as-Samin. b. after 1680 (s/o Hinata). Khalifa of Cherg 1701-1703, and of Fez 1703-1704. He was k. at Fez, March 1704.
19) H.M. Sultan 'Abu 'Abdu'llah Sidi Muhammad II ben Arbia bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. (s/o Halima) - see below.
20) H.M. Sultan Mulay Muhammad al-Mustadi bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. - see below.
21) H.M. Sultan 'Abu Hasan 'Ali Mulay Zainal-Abdin bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, etc. - see below.
22) H.H. Mulay al-Abbas bin Ismail as-Samin.
23) H.H. Mulay Zain bin Ismail as-Samin. b. 1709 (s/o Halima).
24) H.H. Mulay Zaidana bin Ismail as-Samin. b. ca. 1713 (s/o Halima).
25) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Muntasir bin Ismail as-Samin. He was k. near Wadi Aynul, 1728, having had issue, a son: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) Mulay Idris bin Muhammad al-Muntasir. m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, H.M. Sultan 'Abu Abbas Mulay 'Abdu'llah bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Mulay 'Abdu'l Malik bin Idris. m. H.H. Lalla Sofia bint Muhammad, elder daughter of H.M. Sultan Al-'Alawi Sidi Muhammad III bin 'Abdu'llah, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Morocco, etc.
26) H.H. Sidi Muhammad Deyfi bin Ismail as-Samin. He was k. (executed) by his father.
27) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Rashid bin Ismail as-Samin. He was k. 1736.
28) H.H. Mulay Sulaiman [Slimane] bin Ismail as-Samin. He had issue, a daughter:
- a) H.H. Lalla Fatima bint Sulaiman, Mulat ud-Dar. m. as his first wife, H.M. Sultan Al-'Alawi Sidi Muhammad III bin 'Abdu'llah, Sultan of Morocco, etc. (b. ca. 1709; d. at Sale, near Rabat, 9^th April 1790), second son of her paternal uncle, H.M. Sultan 'Abu Abbas Mulay 'Abdu'llah bin Ismail as-Samin, Sultan of Morocco, by a Shagara lady. She had issue, four sons - see below.
29) H.H. Sidi Muhammad Telgui bin Ismail as-Samin.
30) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Muhtadi bin Ismail as-Samin.
31) H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Walid bin Ismail as-Samin.
32) H.H. Mulay Hasan bin Ismail as-Samin.
33) H.H. Mulay Maimun bin Ismail as-Samin (s/o a Guinea slave). Khalifa of Tafilalt.
34) H.H. Mulay Idris bin Ismail as-Samin. He had issue, a son:
- a) Mulay Ahmad bin Idris. He had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Lalla … bint Idris (bur. Marrakesh).
35) H.H. Mulay Sfa bin Ismail as-Samin (s/o Alwa). He d. 1717.
36) Don Pedro de Jesus. A Christian convert who petitioned King Louis XIV of France to grant him asylum, 6^th November 1708.

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