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Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif (Arabic: مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف), born around 1645 in Sijilmassa and died on 22 March 1727 at Meknes, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1672 to 1727, as the second ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty.
- He killed his servants at whim. Ismail was not, by any accounts, a very nice man. In fact, he’s been quoted as having said, “My subjects are like rats in a basket, and if I do not keep shaking the basket, they will gnaw their way through.”
- Ismail was a sex addict — and fathered more children than anyone else in history. Ismail was well-known for siring hundreds of children. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, he fathered 888 children — the highest number of offspring for anyone throughout history that can be verified.
- He had 500 concubines, which no one else could even look at. He was fiercely protective of his four wives and 500 concubines. Whenever a tribe surrendered to Moulay Ismail, the leader was forced to offer his most beautiful daughter to the sultan as a gift.
- The Sharif family claims to be descendants of the Prophet Mohammed. Ismail succeeded the throne at the age of 26 and established Meknès as the capital of the kingdom.
Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, born around 1645 in Sijilmassa and died on 22 March 1727 at Meknes, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1672 to 1727, as the second ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty.
Ismāʿīl (born 1645/46—died March 1727, Meknès, Mor.) was the second ruler of the ʿAlawī dynasty of Morocco; his long reign (1672–1727) saw the consolidation of ʿAlawī power, the development of an effective army trained in European military techniques, and the introduction of French influence in Morocco.
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As sultan, Moulay Ismail commanded the feared Sale Rover pirates, named after their homeport of Sale, to harass all Christian ships and to bring white slaves to his empire from Europe. Over the following years, Moulay Ismail sought to rid Morocco of European settlements.
The mausoleum is a square chamber which holds the tombstones ( mqabriya s) of Moulay Isma'il (died 1727), his son and successor Ahmad ad-Dhahabi (died 1729), and the later sultan Moulay Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hisham (died 1859).
