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Saadian Morocco and the Reassertion of Trans-Saharan Trade (c. 1554–1659)

Saadian Morocco and the Reassertion of Trans-Saharan Trade (c. 1554–1659)

  1. Saadian rule reasserts control in the north

    Labels: Saadian state, Fez

  2. Ottoman-backed forces seize Fez

    Labels: Ottoman Algiers, Fez

  3. Abdallah al-Ghalib rules and stabilizes Saadian state

    Labels: Abdallah al-Ghalib, Saadian state

  4. Muhammad al-Shaykh assassinated amid Ottoman rivalry

    Labels: Muhammad al-Shaykh, Ottoman rivalry

  5. Saadian succession crisis intensifies internal conflict

    Labels: Saadian succession, Fez

  6. Ahmad al-Mansur takes power in Morocco

    Labels: Ahmad al-Mansur, Saadian court

  7. Saadians defeat Portugal at Ksar el-Kebir

    Labels: Battle of, Portuguese forces

  8. Saadian army departs to invade Songhai

    Labels: Saadian expedition, Marrakesh

  9. Saadians win the Battle of Tondibi

    Labels: Battle of, Saadian army

  10. Moroccans capture Timbuktu and establish a pashalik

    Labels: Timbuktu pashalik, Moroccan administration

  11. Ahmad al-Mansur dies, triggering succession war

    Labels: Ahmad al-Mansur, succession war

  12. Morocco’s control in the Niger bend becomes mostly nominal

    Labels: Timbuktu pashalik, local elites

  13. Saadian dynasty ends with Ahmad al-Abbas’s death

    Labels: Ahmad al-Abbas, Saadian dynasty

  14. Alaouite dynasty founded after seizure of Fez

    Labels: Alaouite dynasty, Fez