Awlad Muhammad

Awlad Muhammad (or Ouled Muhammed) was a tribe that ruled over the Fezzan region from 1550 to 1812. At their height, their domain extended from Sokna in the north to Murzuq in the south, as well as in the present-day territories of Chad and Niger

The Muhammad Awlad dynasty was a prominent family from a sharif from Morocco named Muhammad al-Fasi who formed and was credited as the founder of the Awlad dynasty, which governed the Fezzan region, located in present-day southwestern Libya, from the late 15th century until the early 19th century. Emerging amid the decline of previous tribal confederations, the dynasty established control over key oases and trade routes that connected sub-Saharan Africa to the .

The Awlad Muhammad controlled the largest market in the Sahara trade between Bilad al-Sudan, and its richness in the Fezzan markets. Had attracted the Ottoman administration in Tripoli to take over integrate them as a part of its tributary system.