Lalla Balqis
Lalla Balqis also known as Lalla Bilqis (1670 - died after 1721), was a slave concubine of Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (r. 1672–1727). She was of English origin. In 1685, when she was fifteen years old, she and her mother was travelling to the English colony of Barbados, when their ship was attacced by Corsairs. They were taken to the slave market in Morocco, where she was given as a gift to Sultan Ismail. She was converted to Islam under the name Balqis or Bilqis, and included in his harem. Her mother was however released and allowed to return to England with gifts and a letter of peace from the Sultan to king Charles II of England.
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Lalla Balqis
Lalla Balqis also known as Lalla Bilqis (1670 - died after 1721), was a slave concubine of Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (r. 1672–1727). She was of English origin. In 1685, when she was fifteen years old, she and her mother was travelling to the English colony of Barbados, when their ship was attacced by Corsairs. They were taken to the slave market in Morocco, where she was given as a gift to Sultan Ismail. She was converted to Islam under the name Balqis or Bilqis, and included in his harem. Her mother was however released and allowed to return to England with gifts and a letter of peace from the Sultan to king Charles II of England.
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