Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tamgruti

علي بن محمد التمكروتي (Known as "Al-Tamgruti")

Saadian Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Jurist, Author

Born 1560

Tamgroute (Draa Valley), Morocco

Passed Away 1604 Marrakech, Morocco

Lifespan 44 years old

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"A kingdom's dignity is held high by the eloquence of its envoys and the clarity of its covenants."

Archival Overview

Foremost diplomat of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, who served as Moroccan ambassador to Sultan Murad III in Istanbul (1589–1591) and wrote the diplomatic travelogue Al-Nafha al-Miskiyya.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Tamgruti originated from the spiritual haven of Tamgroute in the southern Draa Valley. Appointed chief diplomat by Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, he led a lavish Moroccan embassy to the Ottoman court of Sultan Murad III in Istanbul between 1589 and 1591 to reaffirm Moroccan sovereign independence and mutual diplomatic recognition.

His famous travel diary, Al-Nafha al-Miskiyya fi al-Sifara al-Turkiyya, offers extraordinary diplomatic, sociological, and architectural descriptions of Istanbul, Cairo, and the eastern Mediterranean from a Moroccan perspective.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Zawiya Naciria of Tamgroute
Tamgroute, Morocco

                         GPS: 30.2580, -5.7080                    

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