Mohammad Temim

Mohammed Temim, Ambassadeur du Maroc, à la Comédie Italienne (1682), Antoine Coypel (1661-1722), Versailles.

Mohammad Temim, 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 may 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

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]

References

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