Definitions for black guard
black guard

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Black-guardadjective

   A cant word amongst the vulgar; by which is implied dirty fellow; of the meanest kind.

   Etymology: from black and guard.

   Let a black-guard boy be always about the house, to send on your errands, and go to market for you on rainy days. Jonathan Swift.

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1. Black Guard

   The Black Guard or ‘Abid al-Bukhari (Arabic: عبيد البخاري, lit. 'Slaves of al-Būkhārī'; also known as ‘Abīd al-Dīwān "slaves of the diwan", Jaysh al-‘Abīd "the slave army", and ‘Abid al-Sultan "the sultan’s slaves") were the corps of black-African slaves and Haratin slave-soldiers assembled by the 'Alawi sultan of Morocco, Isma‘il ibn Sharif (reigned 1672–1727). They were called the "Slaves of Bukhari" because Sultan Isma‘il emphasized the importance of the teachings of the famous imam Muhammad al-Bukhari, going so far as to give the leaders of the army copies of his book. This military corps, which was loyal only to the sultan, was one of the pillars of Isma'il's power as he sought to establish a more stable and more absolute authority over Morocco.: 230–231 After Isma'il's death, the Black Guard became one of the most powerful factions in Moroccan politics and played the role of kingmakers during the period of turmoil that followed. Over the course of the later 18th century and the 19th century their role in the military was progressively reduced and their political status varied between privilege and marginalization. Their descendants eventually regained their freedom and resettled across the country. While black Africans lived in the region long before Isma'il's reign, a long-term consequence of his policies was the introduction and eventual dispersal of a substantial new black population in Morocco.: 238–240 

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1. Black Guard

   The Black Guard, were the corps of West African and Black Morrocan soldiers assembled by the Alaouite sultan of Morocco, Moulay Ismail. The Black Guard descended from black tribes of the south brought to Morocco from sub-Saharan Africa, who were settled in a special colonies with their families to work as indentured servants and to provide soldiers who would start military service at age 16. Considered more loyal than Arab or Berber warriors because of their lack of tribal affiliation, Ismail's black soldiers formed the bulk of his standing army and numbered 150,000 at their peak. The Black Guard were mainly in charge of collecting taxes and patrolling Morocco's unstable countryside; they crushed rebellions against Ismail's rule not only by dissident tribes but also by Ismail's seditious sons, who defected from service as his provincial governors to insurrection as would-be usurpers of his throne. The Black guard were the personal guard and servants of Sultan Ismail, they might have also participated in campaigns against the European-controlled fortress enclaves dotting his empire's coast, although these kind of tasks were often allocated to European slaves and loyal Moroccan tribal soldiers, considered more military and cavalry-able.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of black guard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of black guard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=black guard
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guard
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=black guard