{"product_id":"9784871873925","title":"History of the Reign of Muley Ismael, the Present King of Morocco","description":"History of the Reign of Muley Ismael, the Present King of Morocco, Fez, Tafilet, Sous, \u0026amp; c.\u003cp\u003eOf the Revolt and Tragical End of Several of his Sons, and of his wives\u003cbr\u003eOf the Horrid Executions of Many of His Officers and Subjects\u003cbr\u003eOf His Genius, Policy and Arbitrary Government\u003cbr\u003eOf the Cruel Persecution of the Christian Slaves in his Dominions: With an account of the three voyages to Miquenez and Couta in order to Ransom them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy F. Dominick Busnot, one of the Commissaries for the Redemption of Captives in the Dominions of Morocco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the translation into English in 1715 of the work of Friar Dominique Busnot published the previous year in French in 1714. Muley Ismael ibn Sharif was born in 1634 or in 1645. He became King of Morocco in 1672 and ruled for 55 years until his death on 22 March 1727. He was a great builder and many famous buildings still standing in Morocco were built by him. He is also known as \"Ismail The bloodthirsty\" for his legendary cruelty. In order to intimidate rivals, Ismail once ordered that his city walls be adorned with 10,000 heads of slain enemies. During the half century of Ismail's rule, he is estimated to have killed 30,000 men.\u003cbr\u003eDespite his numerous faults, he is considered to be one of the greatest men in the history of Morocco. The present King of Morocco is a direct descendant. There is a Mouley Ismail University in Merkes today. It is largely because of him that Morocco is the only African nation that has never been occupied by a European power.\u003cbr\u003eAfter completing the unification of Morocco, Moulay Ismail decided to end the Christian presence in the country. He initially launched a campaign to retake the city of Tangier from the English that had not been under Moroccan control since 1471. He succeeded when the English under seige decided to withdraw from Tangier in 1684.\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the opposition of local tribes, Mulay Ismael began to create a unified state. With his Riffian Army, he not only seized Tangier from the English in 1684 but also drove the Spanish from Larache 1689.\u003cbr\u003eAfter his death in 1727, the next 15 Kings of Morocco were his different sons. Finally, on 10 November 1757, the first of his grandsons became the king, and ruled until 1790. The present king of Morocco is the 9th great-grandson of Mulay Ismail.\u003cbr\u003eThe Guinness Books of World Records credits Mulay Ismail with having the most children of any man in history, with more than one thousand children. Scholarly studies and mathematical calculations have been done to determine if it was even possible for a man to have that many children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ishi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036010397936,"sku":"9784871873925","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9784871873925_p0.jpg?v=1763715032","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9784871873925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}