Everything about Mohammed Ben Abdallah totally explained
Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib (c.
1710-
1790) (
Arabic: محمد الثالث بن عبد الله الخطيب) was
Sultan of
Morocco from
1757 to
1790 under the
Alaouite dynasty and originating from the Moasmouda tribe. He was the
governor of
Marrakech around
1750 and was the son of Sultan
Abdallah IV who reigned 1745-1757. He was also sultan briefly during
1748.
A more open-minded ruler than many of his forebears, he signed numerous peace treaties with the European powers, and curtailed the power of the
Barbary corsairs. He founded the city of
Essaouira and invited Jews and English to trade there. He also built the old
medina of
Casablanca (Derb Tazi) and renovated the
kasbah of
Marrakesh.
Under Mohammed III, Morocco became the first country to recognize the
United States as an independent nation, in
1777. President
George Washington wrote Mohammed in
1789 asking him for aid in allowing American ships to navigate nearby waters.
Other sultans named Mohammed III
Abdul Abdallah Mohammed (or Abou Fares Abdellah) was a
Saadi dynasty sultan from
1603 to
1607.
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