Round 9: Tossup 7

This kingdom was the birthplace of cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi. (-5[1])This kingdom signed a 1786 “Treaty of Friendship” in which it became the first country to recognize the United States. Under Ahmad (-5[1])al-Mansur, (15[1])this kingdom’s Saadi dynasty won the Battle 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 (10[1])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[1])10 points, (10[2])name this North African kingdom whose capital is Rabat. ■END■

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