 not to be confused with abd al-rahman i  mulai abd al-rahman ibn hisham (1778 â meknes, 28 august 1859) () was the sultan of morocco from 1822 to 1859. he was a member of the alaouite dynasty. ==biography== abd al-rahman ibn hisham was born in 1778. following the death of his uncle suleiman of morocco, abd al-rahman was proclaimed sultan of morocco in fez on 30 november 1822. his reign began during a tumultuous time, when many noble families and rural tribal confederations in morocco were trying to extract greater power away from the center, and spent much of the early part of his reign crushing revolts. upon ascension, the sultan's finances were in shambles. with the country in disarray, the central government (the makhzen) was unable to collect much customary taxation. abd al-rahman turned to foreign trade, which had been cut off by the prior sultan, as way to reap in customs revenue, and began to negotiate a series of trade treaties with various european powers. abd al-rahman also decided to revive the institution of barbary piracy, hoping to replenish his treasury, but this created confrontations with the european powers as british blockaded tangier in 1828, and the austrians bo
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