Decline of the Saadi Dynasty and Rise of the Alaouites (1670s)

Timeline

1. 1671–1672Fez · MoroccoIn the early 1670s Moulay Rashid continued to eliminate Saadi remnants and local separatists, taking core cities such as Fez; the Alaouite regime was basically established over central and northern Morocco.
2. 1672–1673Marrakesh · MoroccoIn 1672 Rashid died after falling from a horse near Marrakesh; his brother Moulay Ismail succeeded to the throne after a brief struggle, and Alaouite rule entered a new phase.
3. 1675–1680Tafilalet · MoroccoBy the 1680s, Saadi descendants retained only a nominal local status in Tafilalet; all political, military, and religious authority nationwide had passed entirely into Alaouite hands, and the Saadi dynasty was effectively extinct.