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Mohammad Temim

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

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.[2] 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.[2] Mohammad Temin showed great interest in arts and sciences.[3] Upon his return, he received beautiful farewell gifts from Louis XIV.[3]

Another Moroccan ambassador Abdallah bin Aisha would visit France in 1699-1700.[4]

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  1. ^ Blunt, Wilfrid (2022). Black Sunrise: The Life and Times of Mulai Ismail, Emperor of Morocco (1646-1727). Taylor & Francis. p. 196. ISBN 9781000788686.
  2. ^ a b c Matar 2003, p. xxi.
  3. ^ a b Matar 2003, p. xxii.
  4. ^ Matar 2003, p. 197.

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