First Moroccan Crisis
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The First Moroccan Crisis or the Tangier Crisis was an international crisis between March 31, 1905, and April 7, 1906, over the status of Morocco. Germany wanted to challenge France's growing control
Kaiser Wilhelm parades through Tangier escorted by the Black Guard.
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Black Guard
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The Black Guard or ʿAbīd al-Bukhārī were the corps of sub-Saharan African slaves and Haratin slave-soldiers assembled by the 'Alawi sultan of Morocco, Isma‘il ibn Sharif. They were called the "Slaves
First Moroccan Crisis
…Tangier Crisis Part of the causes of World War I Kaiser Wilhelm parades through Tangier escorted by the Black Guard. Date 31 March 1905 – 7 April 1906 (1 year and 1 week) Location Tangier, Morocco Result Treaty of Algeciras Belligerents France United Kingdom Germany…
The sultan of Morocco with the Black Guard, 1862 painting by Eugène Delacroix
Isma‘il ibn Sharif's mother was a black concubine and members of the Black Guard may have been motivated by a "racial solidarity" with Isma‘il.
A Moroccan Guard by Stefano Ussi
Moroccan Black Guards in 1926