Alawi dynasty
The 'Alawi dynasty – also rendered in English as Alaouite, 'Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty. They are an Arab sharifian dynasty and claim descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his... Wikipedia
Capital: Meknes
Current head: Mohammed VI
Founded: 1631; 393 years ago
Founder: Sharif bin Ali (died 1659)
Parent house: Banu Hassan, of Banu Hashim, of Quraysh
Style(s): Amir al-Mu'minin
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Morocco's Royal Family are descendants of the Alaouite Dynasty, which has been ruling since 1631 when its founder, Moulay Ali Cherif, became Prince of Tafilalt.
The ʿAlawites, who rule Morocco to this day, came to power with the help of Arab tribes that had moved into Morocco in large numbers during the Almohad period.
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