State

Morocco

sovereign state in North Africa

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789–1945 CE
Founded
789 CE
Capital
Rabat
Government
constitutional monarchy
Languages
Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
Preceded by
Spanish protectorate in MoroccoFrench protectorate in MoroccoSpanish Sahara

Overview

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east; the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera along the north, which it claims together with several small Spanish-controlled islands; and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south, partly occupied by Morocco since 1975. Morocco also claims to share a border with Mauritania through the disputed territory of Western Sahara. It has a population of approximately 37 million. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca.

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All rulers (50)

  1. Mohammed ibn Ali Amrani-Joutey1465–1471
  2. Muhammad asch-Schaich al-Mahdi1472–1504
  3. Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad1504–1526
  4. Ahmad al-Araj1517–1544
  5. Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad1526–1545
  6. Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad1545–1547
  7. Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad1547–1549
  8. Muhammad al-Shaykh1549–1557
  9. Abdallah al-Ghalib1557–1574
  10. Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi1574–1576
  11. Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi1576–1578
  12. Ahmad al-Mansur1578–1603
  13. Abu Faris Abdallah1603–1608
  14. Zidan al-Nasir1603
  15. Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun1603–1613
  16. Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun1608–1627
  17. Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II1627–1631
  18. Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun1627
  19. Al Walid ben Zidan1631–1636
  20. Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir1636–1655
  21. Ahmed al-Abbas1655–1659
  22. Mohammed al-Hajj ibn Abu Bakr Ad-Dila'i1659–1665
  23. Al-Rashid of Morocco1664–1666
  24. Al-Rashid of Morocco1666–1672
  25. Ismail Ibn Sharif1672–1727
  26. Abu'l Abbas Ahmad of Morocco1727–1728
  27. Abdalmalik of Morocco1728
  28. Abu'l Abbas Ahmad of Morocco1728–1729
  29. Abdallah of Morocco1729–1734
  30. Ali of Morocco1734–1736
  31. Abdallah of Morocco1736
  32. Mohammed II of Morocco1736–1738
  33. Al-Mostadi of Morocco1738–1740
  34. Abdallah of Morocco1740–1741
  35. Abdallah of Morocco1741–1742
  36. Zin al-Abidin of Morocco1741
  37. Al-Mostadi of Morocco1742–1743
  38. Abdallah of Morocco1743–1747
  39. Al-Mostadi of Morocco1747–1748
  40. Abdallah of Morocco1748–1757
  41. Mohammed ben Abdallah1757–1790
  42. Yazid of Morocco1790–1792
  43. Slimane of Morocco1792–1822
  44. Abd al-Rahman of Morocco1822–1859
  45. Muhammad IV of Morocco1859–1873
  46. Hassan I of Morocco1873–1894
  47. Abdelaziz of Morocco1894–1908
  48. Abd al-Hafid of Morocco1908–1912
  49. Yusef of Morocco1912–1927
  50. Mohammed V of Morocco1927–1953

Records (101)

  1. 201 BCE — Siege of OcileSiege
  2. 106 BCE — Siege of the fortress at MulucchaSiege
  3. 740 CE — Battle of the NoblesBattle
  4. 741 CE — Battle of BagdouraBattle
  5. 1033 — 1033 Fez massacreMassacre
  6. 1248 — Battle of OujdaBattle
  7. 1250 — Battle of IslyBattle
  8. 1264 — Zayyanid Capture of SijilmasaBattle
  9. 1314 — Siege of OujdaSiege
  10. 1342 — Battle of Sierra Bullones (1342)Naval battle
  11. 1352 — Battle of AngadBattle
  12. 1359 — Battle of OujdaBattle
  13. 1410–1411 — Zayyanid capture of FezSiege
  14. 1415 — Conquest of CeutaBattle
  15. 1437 — Battle of TangierBattle
  16. 1458 — Siege of Ksar es-SeghirSiege
  17. 1463–1464 — Siege of TangierSiege
  18. 1465–1472 — 1465 Fez revoltRebellion
  19. 1471 — Conquest of AsilahBattle
  20. 1489 — Siege of GraciosaSiege
  21. 1489 — Siège of GraciosaSiege
  22. 1502 — Battle of TangierBattle
  23. 1510 — Capture of Castelo RealBattle
  24. 1513 — Battle of AzemmourBattle
  25. 1514 — Battle of TednestBattle
  26. 1514 — Battle of the AlcaidesBattle
  27. 1515 — Raid of MarrakeshBattle
  28. 1515 — Battle of MaâmoraBattle
  29. 1516 — Siege of AsilahSiege
  30. 1524 — Capture of Santa Cruz de la Mar PequeñaBattle
  31. 1533 — Siege of AgadirSiege
  32. 1534 — Siege of SafiSiege
  33. 1541 — Fall of AgadirSiege
  34. 1553 — Battle of TazaBattle
  35. 1554 — Capture of FezBattle
  36. 1554 — Battle of the Sebou RiverBattle
  37. 1558 — Battle of Wadi al-LabanBattle
  38. 1562 — Siege of MazaganSiege
  39. 1576 — Capture of FezBattle
  40. 1576 — Battle of al-RuknBattle
  41. 1578 — Battle of Alcácer QuibirBattle
  42. 1621 — Siege of La MamoraSiege
  43. 1631 — Franco-Moroccan TreatyTreaty
  44. 1631 — Battle of LaracheBattle
  45. 1631 — Battle of La MamoraBattle
  46. 1647 — Capture of OujdaBattle
  47. 1647 — Siege of La MamoraSiege
  48. 1660–1664 — Siege of SaléSiege
  49. 1662 — Battle of TangierBattle
  50. 1664 — Battle of TangierBattle
  51. 1666–1667 — Siege of FezSiege
  52. 1672 — Siege of MarrakeshSiege
  53. 1672–1673 — Siege of FezSiege
  54. 1673–1674 — Siege of MarrakeshSiege
  55. 1675–1677 — Siege of MarrakeshSiege
  56. 1675 — Battle of TangierBattle
  57. 1678–1727 — Campaigns of Ismail Ibn SharifCampaign
  58. 1680–1684 — Great Siege of TangierSiege
  59. 1689 — Siege of LaracheSiege
  60. 1690–1691 — Siege of AsilahSiege
  61. 1696 — Battle of MamoraNaval battle
  62. 1765 — Larache expeditionBattle
  63. 1769 — Siege of MazaganSiege
  64. 1844 — Franco-Moroccan WarWar
  65. 1844 — Battle of IslyBattle
  66. 1851 — Bombardment of SaléNaval battle
  67. 1856 — Battle of Tres ForcasNaval battle
  68. 1859–1860 — Hispano-Moroccan WarWar
  69. 1859 — Battle of Sierra BullonesBattle
  70. 1860 — Battle of TétouanBattle
  71. 1860 — Battle of Wad-RasBattle
  72. 1860 — Treaty of Wad RasTreaty
  73. 1860 — Battle of CastillejosBattle
  74. 1860 — Battle of SamsaBattle
  75. 1860 — Battle of Monte NegrónBattle
  76. 1893–1894 — First Melillan campaignCampaign
  77. 1907–1937 — French conquest of MoroccoWar
  78. 1907–1908 — HafidiyaWar
  79. 1908 — Battle of MarrakechBattle
  80. 1908 — Battle of Sidi AbdelkrimBattle
  81. 1908 — Battle of Sidi El MekkiBattle
  82. 1908 — Battle of Bou NoualaBattle · France ▸ Morocco
  83. 1908 — Battle of RFakhaBattle · France ▸ Morocco
  84. 1912 — Battle of Sidi Bou OthmanBattle
  85. 1912 — Siege of FezSiege
  86. 1914 — Battle of el-HriBattle
  87. 1916 — Capture of El BiutzBattle
  88. 1920–1926 — Rif revoltRebellion
  89. 1921 — Battle of AnnualBattle
  90. 1921 — Battle of AbarránBattle
  91. 1921 — Siege of IghribenSiege
  92. 1921 — Massacre of Monte ArruitSiege
  93. 1921 — Battle of Sidi BrahimBattle
  94. 1921 — Siege of AfrauSiege
  95. 1921 — Siege of Sidi DrisSiege
  96. 1924 — Siege of ChefchaouenSiege
  97. 1925 — Battle of OuerghaBattle
  98. 1925 — Siege of Kudia TaharSiege
  99. 1932 — Battle of TazizaouteBattle
  100. 1942 — Naval Battle of CasablancaBattle
  101. 1942 — Battle of Port LyauteyBattle

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