Yazid of Morocco

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. He was proclaimed sultan after the death of his father Mohammed bin Abdallah.

Reign

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. 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. Observers remarked that Yazid authorized his black troops to plunder Tétouan's Jewish quarter. 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.

See also

• List of Sultans of Morocco
• History of Morocco
• 'Alawi dynasty

References

• History of Morocco

1. Yazid
2. Hisham bin Mohammed
3. Slimane of Morocco
4. Mohammed ben Abdallah
5. Alawi dynasty
6. History of Moroccan Jews
7. List of rulers of Morocco
8. Yazid Kaïssi
9. Mohammed VI of Morocco
10. Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco
11. Zinedine Zidane
12. Rif
13. Marrakesh
14. Yahya (name)
15. Hassan II of Morocco
16. Tangier
17. Kasbah Mosque, Marrakesh
18. Seal of Solomon
19. Siege of Ceuta (1790–1791)
20. Yusef of Morocco