Ahmad al-Mansur
Figures & memory

Ahmad al-Mansur

Victor at the Battle of the Three Kings in 1578, he made Marrakech a capital rivalling the great courts of the world.

Who they were

He opened trans-Saharan trade and built El Badi and the Saadian Tombs.

Why visitors may care

Visiting El Badi or the tombs is walking inside his ambition.

Link with Marrakech

At the Saadian Tombs, his own tomb lies in the hall of the twelve marble columns.

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