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al-Khiḍr Ghīlān
Moroccan tribal leader
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conflict with Ismāʿīl
- In Ismāʿīl
…brother, a nephew, and al-Khiḍr Ghīlān, a tribal leader of northern Morocco. These rivals were supported by the Ottoman Empire, acting through Algiers, who hoped to weaken the ʿAlawīs by supporting internal subversion so that they could extend their rule over Morocco. As a result, relations with the Ottoman…
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