Round 9: Tossup 7

This kingdom was the birthplace of cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi. This kingdom (15[2])signed a 1786 (-5[1])“Treaty of Friendship” in which it became the first country (15[1])to recognize the United States. (15[1])Under Ahmad al-Mansur, this kingdom’s Saadi dynasty won the Battle (15[1])of Tondibi. The Disaster of Annual temporarily foiled Spanish control of this modern-day kingdom during the (*) Rif War. Al-Rashid unified this kingdom under the Alawi dynasty that rules it to this day. This kingdom has fought the Polisario Front over control of Western Sahara, which it claims. For 10 points, name this North African kingdom whose capital is Rabat. ■END■

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