Decline of the Saadi Dynasty

Name: Decline of the Saadi Dynasty
Start: 1603
End: 1610

Type Event Region Africa Time 1603–1610

After Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur died in 1603, the Saadi dynasty fell into succession disputes and rebellions, entering irreversible decline in the 1600s…

Timeline

1603–1605Marrakesh · MoroccoAfter the "Golden Sultan" Ahmad al-Mansur died of illness in 1603, his sons and powerful ministers fought over the throne, palace coups were frequent, the wealth gained from the Songhai expedition was exhausted, and central authority rapidly disintegrated.
1605–1610All of Morocco · MoroccoBerber tribes, local governors, and warlords carved out autonomous domains; the sultan's control over key points such as Fez and Tangier weakened; salt taxes and customs duties plummeted, army pay could no longer be sustained, and the dynasty's authority existed in name only.

Sources

Saʿdī dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sadi-dynasty
Morocco in the Age of the Saʿdīs — Abderrahman El Moudden