The Shereefian Sultans of Morocco are not only the successors of the Arabian Sovereigns of Spain, but may justly dispute the Caliphat with the Osmanlis, or Turkish Sultans.  Their right to be the chiefs of Islamism is better founded than the pretended Apostolic successors at Rome, who, in matters of religion, they in some points resemble.

I introduce here, with some unimportant variations, a translation from Graeberg de Hemso of the Imperial Shereefian pedigree, to correspond with the genealogical tableaux, which the reader will find in succeeding pages, of the Moorish dynasties of Tunis and Tripoli.

GENEALOGY OF THE REIGNING DYNASTY OF MOROCCO.

1.  Ali-Ben-Abou-Thaleb; died in 661 of the Christian Era; surnamed “The accepted of God,” of the most ancient tribe of Hashem, and husband of Fatima, styled Ey-Zarah, or, “The Pearl,” only daughter of Mahomet.

2.  Hosein, or El-Hosein-es-Sebet, i.e. “The Nephew;” died in 1680; from him was derived the patronymic El-Hoseinee, which all the Shereefs bear,

3.  Hasan-el-Muthna, i.e. “The Striker;” died in 719; brother of Mohammed, from whom pretended to descend, in the 16th degree, Mohammed Ben Tumert, founder of the dynasty of the Almohadi, in 1120.

4.  Abdullah-el-Kamel, i.e. “The Perfect;” in 752, father of Edris, the progenitor or founder of the dynasty of the Edristi in Morocco, and who had six brothers.

5.  Mohammed, surnamed “The pious and just soul;” in 784, had five children who were the branches of a numerous family. (Between Mohammed and El-Hasem who follows, some assert that three gererations succeeded).

6.  El-Kasem, in 852; brother of Abdullah, from whom it is said the Caliphs of Egypt and Morocco are descended.

7.  Ismail; about 890.

8.  Ahmed; in 901.

9.  El-Hasan; in 943.

10.  Ali; in 970, (excluded from the genealogy published by Ali Bey, but noted by several good authorities).

11.  Abubekr; 996.

12.  El-Husan, in 1012.

13.  Abubekr El-Arfat, i.e. “The Knower,” in 1043.

14.  Mohammed, in 1071.

15.  Abdullah, in 1109.

16.  Hasan, in 1132; brother of a Mohammed, who emigrated to Morocco.

17.  Mohammed, in 1174.

18.  Abou-el-Kasem Abd Errahman, in 1207.

19.  Mohammed, in 1236.

20.  El-Kaseru, in 1271, brother of Ahmed, who also emigrated into Africa, and was father of eight children, one of whom was: 

21.  El-Hasan, who, in 1266, upon the demand of a tribe of Berbers of Moghrawa, was sent by his father into the kingdom of Segelmesa (now Tafilett) and Draha, where, through his descendants, he became the common progenitor of the Maroquine Shereefs.

22.  Mohammed, in 1367.

23.  El-Hasan, in 1391, by his son, Mohammed, he became grandfather of Hosem, who, during 1507, founded the first dynasty of the Hoseinee Shereefs in Segelmesa, and the extreme south of Morocco, which dynasty, after twelve years, made itself master of the kingdom of Morocco.