As-Sayid
Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Zaid as-Slawi
أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي

Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Zaid as-Slawi (Arabic: أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي) was the pasha, or qaid, of Casablanca, Morocco and the representative of the Makhzen in the city at the time of the French bombardment and invasion of the city August 5-7, 1907.[1][2]

Biography

He was originally from Salé, Morocco. He was captured and detained aboard a French ship.[3] French authorities transferred him to Algiers, which was under French control at the time.[4] Muhammad Torres negotiated with the French authorities for his release.[4]

He returned to Salé and lived as a Sufi mystic at a shrine there until his death. He was interred in Salé.

References

  1. ↑ "مجزرة 1907.. هكذا دمرت البحرية الفرنسية البيضاء عن آخرها". مغرس. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  2. ↑ Adam, André (1968). Histoire de Casablanca: des origines à 1914. Aix-en-Provence: Ophrys.
  3. ↑ Postale, Le Monde IllustréCarte (1908-01-01), العربية: قائد الدار البيضاء الباشا أبو بكر بن أبي زيد السلاوي (يمين) محتجز على متن السفينة الحربية الفرنسية التي قصفت الدار البيضاء 5-7 أغسطس 1907, retrieved 2020-05-21
  4. 1 2 فيلالي، عبد (2006). التاريخ السياسي للمغرب العربي الكبير (in Arabic). ع.ك. الفيلالي،. ISBN 9789954870204. Archived from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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