in the 17th century, the King of Morocco, Moulay Ismail, ordered that all black people, Muslim or not, free or not, to be captured and enslaved. Some became apart of his slave army called the Black Guards, also known as Abid Al-Bukhari, because he was obsessed with Bukhari.

The Scholars in Morocco were obviously against it but they couldn't do anything about it. He did it because the Arabs and Amazighs weren't trustworthy and tribal and he wanted an army that were loyal to him and wouldn't backstab him. This Sultan dismissed the scholars concerns and claimed that all Black people in Morocco originally came from some slave background, so whether they were free or not did not matter. Morocco had a diverse set of slaves in the country but now Black = Slave.

Fun fact: This Sultan had the highest documented number of children, with 880-1200 children. He had 4 wives and over 500 concubines aka more free people they illegally enslaved, one of his wives was a Black former concubine of his brother, she had the most influence on him and wanted her son to be the next king, but he didn't, so he killed his son.

Enslaving free people, killing hid children, all for power. Maybe he should've read Bukharis books himself.



The Scholars in Morocco were obviously against it but they couldn't do anything about it. He did it because the Arabs and Amazighs weren't trustworthy and tribal and he wanted an army that were loyal to him and wouldn't backstab him. This Sultan dismissed the scholars concerns and claimed that all Black people in Morocco originally came from some slave background, so whether they were free or not did not matter. Morocco had a diverse set of slaves in the country but now Black = Slave.

Fun fact: This Sultan had the highest documented number of children, with 880-1200 children. He had 4 wives and over 500 concubines aka more free people they illegally enslaved, one of his wives was a Black former concubine of his brother, she had the most influence on him and wanted her son to be the next king, but he didn't, so he killed his son.

Enslaving free people, killing hid children, all for power. Maybe he should've read Bukharis books himself.
