Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
Summary
The battle
The Khalut tribes who formed the Wattasid army's vanguard deserted, spreading chaos through its ranks 1.
Consequence
The defeat drove Ahmad al-Wattasi toward Portugal: an eleven-year treaty placing Moroccans settled around Asilah, Tangier and Qasr al-Saghir under the jurisdiction of the king of Fas, and banning purchase of booty taken from Moroccans aboard Ottoman or French ships 2.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad al-Wattasi· Ahmad al-A'raj al-Sa'di
People and things also explored
Sa'di capture of Santa Cruz (1541)· Hasan b. Khayr al-Din Barbarossa· Saadi dynasty· Wattasid dynasty· Ahmad al-A'raj al-Sa'di· Ahmad al-Wattasi
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 221
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 221-222
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islam.museum contributors. “Battle of Bi'r 'Uqba (1536)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/battle-bir-uqba-943/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.