Mohammed al-Shaykh

After the death of his father Abu Abdallah al-Qaim in 1517, Mohammed al-Shaykh (together with his brother Ahmad al-Araj) took command of the war of the Saadi against the Portuguese.

[5] Ahmad became Emir of Marrakesh, while still recognizing the Wattasid Sultan of Fes, and Mohammed remained as ruler of Taroudannt.

Mohammed could maintain his position in Southern Morocco and conquered Agadir in 1541 and other coastal towns, ousting the Portuguese.

Muhammad al-Shaykh tried to ally with the Ottoman Empire to save Al-Andalus, but his conflicts with the Andalusi stopped him from doing so.

He was succeeded by his son Abdallah al-Ghalib, who successfully defeated the invading Turks in the Battle of Wadi al-Laban in 1558 who took advantage of Mohammed's assassination.

Mohammed al-Shaykh initially had his capital in the southern Moroccan city of Taroudannt , the walls of which he built. The capital was then moved to Marrakesh after its conquest in 1524.