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Morocco Solid Red Flag Alawi Dynasty 1666~1915 BDV Cigarette 28th Series:
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The 'Alawi dynasty (Arabic: سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, romanized: sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, 'Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty. They are an Arab sharifian dynasty and claim descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandson, Hasan ibn Ali. Their ancestors originally migrated to the Tafilalt region, in present-day Morocco, from Yanbu on the coast of the Hejaz in the 12th or 13th century.

'Alawi dynasty

سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين

The dynasty rose to power in the 17th century, beginning with Mawlay al-Sharif who was declared sultan of the Tafilalt in 1631. His son Al-Rashid, ruling from 1664 to 1672, was able to unite and pacify the country after a long period of regional divisions caused by the weakening of the Saadi Dynasty. His brother Isma'il presided over a period of strong central rule between 1672 and 1727, one of the longest reigns of any Moroccan sultan. After Isma'il's death the country was plunged into disarray as his sons fought over his succession, but order was re-established under the long reign of Muhammad ibn Abdallah in the second half of the 18th century. The 19th century was marked by the growing influence of European powers.

The 'Alawis ruled as sovereign sultans up until 1912, when the French protectorate and Spanish protectorate were imposed on Morocco. They were retained as symbolic sultans under colonial rule. When the country regained its independence in 1956, Mohammed V, who had supported the nationalist cause, resumed the 'Alawi role as independent head of state. Shortly afterwards, in 1957, he adopted the title of "King" instead of "Sultan". His successors, Hassan II and Mohammed VI (the current reigning monarch), have continued the dynasty's rule under the same title. Today, the Moroccan government is officially a constitutional monarchy, but the king retains strong authoritarian power over the state and public affairs, despite some political reforms in recent decades.

Sultans of the Tafilalt and early expansion:

Sharif ibn Ali (1631–1635)

Muhammad ibn Sharif (1635–1664)

Al-Rashid (1664–1668)

After capture of Marrakesh in 1668,

Sultans of Morocco:

Al-Rashid (1668–1672)

Mawlay Ismail Ibn Sharif (1672–1727)

Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (1727–1728) (first time)

Abdalmalik (1728)

Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (1728–1729) (second time)

Abdallah (1729–1734) (first time)

Ali (1734–1736)

Abdallah (1736) (second time)

Mohammed II (1736–1738)

Al-Mustadi (1738–1740) (first time)

Abdallah (1740–1741) (third time)

Zin al-Aofferin (1741)

Abdallah (1741–1742) (fourth time)

Al-Mustadi (1742–1743) (second time)

Abdallah (1743–1747) (fifth time)

Al-Mustadi (1747–1748) (third time)

Abdallah (1748–1757) (sixth time)

Mohammed III (1757–1790)

Yazid (1790–1792)

Mulay Suleiman (1792–1822)

Abderrahmane (1822–1859)

Mohammed IV (1859–1873)

Hassan I (1873–1894)

Abdelaziz (1894–1908)

Abdelhafid (1908–1912)

History of tobacco silks In Cigarette packs;

Originally issued in American cigarette packets between 1905 and 1917, these ‘giveaways’ proved a very popular promotional item which was taken up by twenty British tobacco manufacturers at the advent of the First World War (1914). Silk cigarette inserts continued to be issued following paper restrictions announced by the government in 1917, but had faded out by the mid-1920s, except for a small resurgence in 1933-4. The subjects included religion, cricket, football, art, flags, army and naval badges, flowers, and clan tartans. Silk inserts were an adaptation of the popular cigarette cards. In North America between 1900 and 1936 silk cigarette cards, or inserts, were produced by tobacco companies as calculated promotional giveaways for men to pass on to women.