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Mawlay Zidan Abu Maali, sultan of Morocco of the Saadi Dynasty
Saadi Dynasty

The Saadi Dynasty , began with the reign of Sultan Mohammed ash-Sheikh in 1554. From 1509 to 1554 they had ruled only in the south of Morocco....
 (r.1603–1627), son of Ahmad al-Mansur, residing in Marrakech
Marrakech

Marrakesh or Marrakech , known as the "Red City", is an important city/Wiktionary:medina in Morocco. It has a population of 1,036,500 , and is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz , near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains....
. By a coincidence the complete library of this sultan has been transmitted to us to the present day.






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Mawlay Zidan Abu Maali, sultan of Morocco of the Saadi Dynasty
Saadi Dynasty

The Saadi Dynasty , began with the reign of Sultan Mohammed ash-Sheikh in 1554. From 1509 to 1554 they had ruled only in the south of Morocco....
 (r.1603–1627), son of Ahmad al-Mansur, residing in Marrakech
Marrakech

Marrakesh or Marrakech , known as the "Red City", is an important city/Wiktionary:medina in Morocco. It has a population of 1,036,500 , and is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz , near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains....
. By a coincidence the complete library of this sultan has been transmitted to us to the present day. Due to strange circumstances in a civil war the sultan Zidan Abu Maali had his complete collection transferred to a ship. The commander of the ship 'stole' the ship and brought it to 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....
 where the collection was transmitted to El Escorial
El Escorial

El Escorial is an historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum and school....
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El Escorial
El Escorial

El Escorial is an historical residence of the king of Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum and school....


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  • Example of a golden Saadian Dinar. This coin was struck at the time of the reign Moulay Zidan. (Numismatic Museum of the al-Maghrib Bank, Rabat, Morocco):
  • Qoran of Mawlay Zidan, written in the El Badi Palace
    El Badi Palace

    El Badi Palace is located in Marrakech, Morocco, and it consists nowadays of the remnants of a magnificent palace built by the Saadian king Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578....
     : http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:wAPo71FoakEJ:ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/Muley%2520Zaidan%2520Koran.doc+al-Badi+palace&hl=nl&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=6(retrieved on December 18 2006 (for image click in the url on top of the page)