introduction
Generally speaking, people always like to use "three thousand beautiful women in the harem" to describe the concubines of ancient emperors, in fact, the average emperor will not have so many concubines, but dozens or hundreds are very common. There were many concubines and natural children of the emperors, and Zhang Heng of the Han Dynasty said in the "Nandu Fu": "According to Piheluo, the unification of the four seas, the hundred generations of this branch, the son of heaven." "Whether in China or abroad, many of the people who became emperors had considerable descendants.
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In Chinese history, the most children were not an emperor, but Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing in the Han Dynasty, and according to historical records, Liu Sheng had almost 120 children. However, there were also many children of other emperors, and dozens of children were very common. Worldwide, there are many monarchs with dozens or even hundreds of children. After all, under the social system of the monarchy, it is not surprising that monarchs in various countries have many wives and concubines, and many children. Among all the emperors in ancient and modern China and abroad, the one with the most children was a sultan of Morocco.
Sultan moulay.
Sultan moulay
The full name of the Sultan of Moulay was Moulay Ismail, and to what extent were his heirs? His wives and concubines gave birth to 867 children for him, not counting some illegitimate children and daughters who were not included in the roster. In addition to his excellent fertility, sultan Moulay is also very capable of ruling the country. Morocco is an African country that, historically, was once occupied by the Roman Empire and ruled.
After the Arabs migrated to the region in the early seventh century AD, they established an Islamic state, and many dynasties have since taken turns ruling the area.
▲The territory of present-day Morocco
For more than 100 years, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century AD, morocco was ruled by the Saad dynasty. During this period the Inner Alawite tribe developed stronger and stronger, finally in 1666,
Rashid, the chief of the Alawite tribe, led his men to overthrow the Saad dynasty. Since then, Ahid, ruled by the Alawite dynasty, has become the first sultan of the dynasty.
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However, Asid did not rule for long, and after 6 years of becoming sultan, he died unexpectedly. Moulay Ismail was the younger brother of Asheed, who succeeded him to the throne after His death. In the history of Morocco, Sultan Moulay was a very important monarch. Although by the time he succeeded to the throne, Morocco had not yet completed its actual reunification.
Not only were there many separatist forces scattered everywhere, but many places were occupied by Europeans.
Sultan Moulay and his black soldiers
Sultan Moulay decided to accomplish the true cause of reunification, and to that end he carried out a series of reforms. First of all, it was essential to vigorously develop the military, and Sultan Moulay always believed that blacks were strong and loyal, so he specially formed a black legion, which at its peak had even exceeded 100,000. Sultan Moulay led this army to fight in the west,
First, eliminate and subdue the separatist forces everywhere, and then reorganize the soldiers and horses to retake all the territories occupied by the Europeans.
▲ Mulay Sultan led the legion battle map
As Morocco grew stronger, the Turkish Empire began to get in the way, using various ways, both overtly and covertly, to support the opposition of Sultan Moulay. However, this did not stop the unification of the Sultan of Moulay, and in 1691, most of the territory previously occupied had been recaptured by Morocco. Morocco, then ruled by Sultan Moulay, was very powerful,
At that time, except for Morocco, all five countries in North Africa had become the territory of the Turkish Empire.
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Sultan Moulay was not afraid of the very powerful Turkish Empire, but he also knew that if he wanted to continue to maintain the strength of the military, he must have economic support, so he also attached great importance to Morocco's trade and other economic construction, and during his reign, the Alawite dynasty's treasury was also very rich, accumulating a lot of wealth. Sultan Moulay reigned for 55 years,
During this period, the North African country developed with unprecedented strength, and this period was one of the most glorious periods in Moroccan history.
▲ Moroccan beauty
In addition to his political and military achievements, Sultan Moulay is also known for his equally powerful and proud experience and fertility. As a military general who has been galloping on the battlefield for a long time, he can also jump on the horse in the year of flower armor. Sultan Moulay liked beautiful women and had a wide range of objects. It is said that there were thousands of women in his harem,
It included women of all races, who had been giving birth all their lives, who could have children with their wives and concubines at the age of eighty, and who, according to statistics, had 525 sons and 342 daughters on record alone.
epilogue
In 1727, Sultan Moulay died of illness. The Ming Dynasty scholar Cao Yi wrote in the "Shanqingtang": "If you want to inquire about where ShiZe knows, Gua Wan has more than enough. "Nearly three hundred years have passed since his death, but because of his large number of descendants, it has always been the direct descendants of Sultan Moulay who are serving as sultans of Morocco, and no other family has any chance." In modern times,
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The head of state has been renamed king, and remains a monarchy and is still in power of the Alawite dynasty.
Resources:
Nandu Fu
《Shanqingtang》