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Mulay Slimane or Suleiman (1760 - 1822) was the Sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
 of Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 from 1792 to 1822. Slimane was one of five sons of Mohammed III
Mohammed III of Morocco

Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib 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 of Morocco who reigned 1745-1757....
 who fought a civil war
Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups to take control of a nation or region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving Regular Army, that is sustained, organized and large-scale....
 for control of the kingdom. Slimane emerged victorious in 1795, and the country remained largely passive for the subsequent decades of his rule. He was a member of the Alaouite dynasty
Alaouite Dynasty

The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Morocco royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ?Ali of its founder Moulay Ali Cherif who became Sultan of Tafilalt in 1631....
.

Slimane continued his father's centralization and expansion of the kingdom, and most notably ended the piracy
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
 that had long operated from Morocco's coast.






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Mulay Slimane or Suleiman (1760 - 1822) was the Sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
 of Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
 from 1792 to 1822. Slimane was one of five sons of Mohammed III
Mohammed III of Morocco

Mohammed Ben Abdellah al-Qatib 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 of Morocco who reigned 1745-1757....
 who fought a civil war
Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups to take control of a nation or region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving Regular Army, that is sustained, organized and large-scale....
 for control of the kingdom. Slimane emerged victorious in 1795, and the country remained largely passive for the subsequent decades of his rule. He was a member of the Alaouite dynasty
Alaouite Dynasty

The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Morocco royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ?Ali of its founder Moulay Ali Cherif who became Sultan of Tafilalt in 1631....
.

Slimane continued his father's centralization and expansion of the kingdom, and most notably ended the piracy
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
 that had long operated from Morocco's coast. As part of Morocco's long running conflict with Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 and Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
, Slimane halted all trade with Europe
Europe

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. However, he continued his father's policies of close relations with the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

See also

  • List of Kings of Morocco
  • History of Morocco
    History of Morocco

    The [Capsian culture]brought Morocco into the Neolithic about 8000 BC, at a time when the Maghreb was less arid than it is today. The Berber languages probably was formed at roughly the same time as agriculture , and was developed by the existing population and adopted the immigrants who arrived later....


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