Poor people and authority in Morocco during the Saadi rule

Abstract

The category of poor included wide social strata that settled at the foot of class pyramid within various civilizations and countries that have passed through all parts of world throughout history, and were subjected to exclusion at all levels, despite their important contributions within societies. This is the case that societies of the Far Maghreb also witnessed in the past under the shadow of most of dynasties that were in power, including the Saadian state(1510-1659) under which the poor suffered multiple forms of marginalization, which were manifested through a set of relationships and interactions and had severe repercussions at various levels. After diagnosing the reality of this population, it is clear the extent of marginalization that was subjected under this authority despite the work of official sources to exclude it, a marginalization that had an impact on stability and continuity of the Saadi rule.