Mohammad Temim

Mohammad Temim (Arabic: الحاج محمد تميم), also Haji Mohammad Temim (French: Aggi Mohamed) was an ambassador of the Moroccan king Mulay Ismail to France. Mohammad Temim was accompanied by Ali Manino,^[1] as well as six other ambassadorial members.^[2] They visited Paris in 1682.^[3] He was able to explore many aspects of French intellectual and artistic life. He attended a performance of Lully's Atys. He also visited Notre-Dame de Paris where he attended an organ performance.^[4] Mohammad Temin showed great interest in arts and sciences.^[5] Upon his return, he received beautiful farewell gifts from Louis XIV.^[6]

Another Moroccan ambassador Abdallah bin Aisha would visit France in 1699-1700.^[7]

Notes[edit]

^ Black sunrise: the life and times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco, 1646-1727 by Wilfrid Blunt p.196
^ Matar, p.xxi
^ Matar, p.xxi
^ Matar, p.xxi
^ Matar, p.xxii
^ Matar, p.xxii
^ In the lands of the Christians: Arabic travel writing in the seventeenth century by Nabil I. Matar p.197 [1]

References[edit]

Matar, Nabil In the Lands of the Christians. Arabic Travel Writing in the Seventeenth Century New York London, Routledge [2]

[1] Black sunrise: the life and times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco, 1646-1727 by Wilfrid Blunt p.196

[2] Matar, p.xxi

[3] Matar, p.xxi

[4] Matar, p.xxi

[5] Matar, p.xxii

[6] Matar, p.xxii

[7] In the lands of the Christians: Arabic travel writing in the seventeenth century by Nabil I. Matar p.197 [1]

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