Moroccan Prisoner Exchange with Spain
- When
- undated
- Where
- Spain
- Episodes
- 1
Ahmed al-Ghazzal, secretary to Sultan Mohammed ibn Abdallah, wrote a rihla about his journey to Spain. The supplied passages confirm his role, his written account, and Marrakesh's status as an imperial city, but do not corroborate the specific prisoner exchange details, which remain recorded only in the legacy discovery row.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. Ahmed al-Ghazzal (Abu l-Abbas Ahmed ibn Al-Mahdi al-Ghazzal al-Andalusi al-Maliqi) served as secretary to the Moroccan Sultan Mohammed ibn Abdallah, who reigned from 1757 to 1789. Al-Ghazzal died in Fes in 1777. He undertook a journey to Spain, which he recorded in a rihla titled Natidjat al-iditihad fi l-muhadana wa l-djihad.
Marrakesh Context. Marrakesh, the destination associated with the emissary's return in the legacy record, is the fourth-largest city in Morocco and one of its four imperial cities. It serves as the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region and lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
People involved
- Ahmed al-Ghazzal · Secretary to Sultan Mohammed ibn Abdallah and author of a rihla about his journey to Spain
- Mohammed ibn Abdallah · Sultan of Morocco (1757–89), whom al-Ghazzal served as secretary
Sources
- Ahmed al-Ghazzal Wikipedia, revision of 2025-07-03
- Marrakesh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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