Saadi dynasty

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The Saadi dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling family, prominent in the 16th and early 17th centuries, known for resisting Portuguese encroachment and overseeing a flourishing of arts and architecture from their capital in Marrakesh.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Saadian dynasty 13
Saadi dynasty canonical 11
Saadi dynasty of Morocco 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Moroccan dynasty ⓘ
royal house ⓘ
architecturalLegacy El Badi Palace ⓘ
Saadian Tombs ⓘ
architecturalStyle Moroccan-Andalusian architecture ⓘ
capital Marrakesh ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
claimedDescentThrough Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ
conflict Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts ⓘ
Ottoman–Saadian rivalry ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
currency Saadi dinar ⓘ
linked to: Dinar
endTime 1659 ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
floruitCentury 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
foreignRelations England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Tondibi ⓘ
Saadian Tombs in Marrakesh ⓘ
linked to: Saadian Tombs

construction of El Badi Palace ⓘ
defeat of Portuguese at Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ
expulsion of Portuguese from most Moroccan coastal strongholds ⓘ
military expedition to Songhai Empire ⓘ
patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ
resistance to Portuguese expansion ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade expansion ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
notableRuler Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah ⓘ
linked to: Abdallah al-Ghalib

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I ⓘ
Ahmad al-Mansur ⓘ
Mohammed ash-Sheikh ⓘ
Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir ⓘ
Zidan Abu Maali ⓘ
originRegion Draa Valley ⓘ
Sous region ⓘ
otherSeat Fez ⓘ
politicalSystem sultanate ⓘ
predecessor Wattasid dynasty ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Sharifian ⓘ
seatOfPower Marrakesh ⓘ
startTime 1510 ⓘ
successor Alaouite dynasty ⓘ
usedLanguage Classical Arabic ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saadian Tombs → builtFor → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
El Badi Palace → builtFor → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Sebastian I of Portugal → opponent → Saadi dynasty of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Askia dynasty → successor → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Saadian Morocco → dynasty → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Battle of Tondibi → commandingState → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Wattasid dynasty → successor → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Wattasid dynasty → overthrownBy → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Tafilalet Oasis → dynasticAssociation → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Ahmad al-Mansur → dynasty → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Hall of Twelve Columns → culturalContext → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Hall of Three Niches → associatedDynasty → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Saadian architecture → usedDuring → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Saadian period → namedAfter → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Saadian period → hasRulingDynasty → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
The Incomparable Palace → builtBy → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
The Incomparable Palace → governingDynastyAtConstruction → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Alawi dynasty → precededBy → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
subject linked to: Alawi
Borj Nord → builtInPeriod → Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
Saadi Sultanate → dynasty → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Hasanids → hasBranch → Saadi dynasty ⓘ
Abd al-Malik of Morocco → dynasty → Saadi dynasty ⓘ