Royal Guard, Dar al-Makhzen

The Moroccan Royal Guard, while technically in the army, is under the direct bidding of the King. Its history is long, dating back to 1088 and the creation of the Almoravid Black Guard of Muslim converts by Yusuf ibn Tashfin.

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

2007-01

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Rabat, Morocco

2007-07-13

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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