drew in Ottoman influences by increasing the use of vegetal and especially floral motifs, while geometric motifs, formerly dominant, were less emphasized. The most iconic Ottoman floral motif, the tulip, began to be adapted to Maghrebi manuscripts starting in the 17th century. Nonetheless, while manuscript art of this period showed a greater openness to outside influences, the Andalusi-Maghrebi artistic traditions established since the Almohad period (12th-13th centuries) were essentially preserved and perpetuated until the 19th century. After the Qur'an, the most popular text transcribed in this period was the Dala'il al-Khayrat, a collection of prayers for Muhammad, composed by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (also known as Sidi Ben Sliman or simply al-Jazuli), a Sufi figure of Berber origin from the Sous region. Some of the oldest known manuscripts of this text were produced in the 16th century and subsequently made their way as far as India and Afghanistan. List of Rulers 1510–49: Rise to power Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman Abu Abdallah al-Qaim (1510–17) Ahmad al-Araj (1517–44) Muhammad al-Shaykh (1544–49; viceroy in the Sous before 1543–44) 1554–1603: Sultans of Morocco Muhammad al-Shaykh (1549–57) Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–74) Abu Abdallah Mohammed II al-Mutawakkil (1574–76) Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576–78) Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603) 1603–27: Succession war Ruling from Marrakesh: Abu Faris Abdallah al-Wathiq (1603–1606; in Fez after 1606) (In 1606 control of the city changes from one side to another six times.) Abdallah al-Ghalib II, son of Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Ma'mun (1606–1609; in Fez after 1609) Abu al-Ma'ali Zaydan al-Nasir (1609–1627; in Fez and Sous before 1609, expelled from Marrakesh by local rebel leader between 1612 and 1613) Ruling from Fes: Abu al-Ma'ali Zaydan al-Nasir (1603–1604; ruled in Fez and Tlemcen until defeated by al-Ma'mun in 1604, ruled in the Sous from 1604 to 1609, and ruled in Marrakesh after 1609) Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Ma'mun (1604–1606, contested until 1613; established power in Fes in 1604 but his position weakened and he fled to Spain in 1608; he returned with Spanish aid in 1610, but lost support until he was assassinated in 1613) Abu Faris Abdallah al-Wathiq (1606–1609) Abdallah al-Ghalib II, son of Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Ma'mun (1609–1623; ruled in Marrakesh before 1609) Abd al-Malik al-Mu'tasim, son of Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Ma'mun (1623–1627) 1627–59: Reunified rule and decline Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (1627–31) Muhammad al-Walid (1631–36) Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Saghir (1636–55) Ahmad al-Abbas (1655–59) Genealogical Chart of Saadi Sultans Timeline See also Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers