Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
Summary
The Sa'di capture of the fortress of Santa Cruz from the Portuguese in 948/1541 1.
The Ottoman aid
Al-Salabi quotes João III's letter to his Madrid ambassador — 22 Ramadan 948/December 1541 — that the Sa'di ruler now possessed Ottoman artillery, war engines and drilled troops, shown at the siege; that made holding Safi and Azemmour too hard, so he ordered their immediate evacuation and the fortifying of Mazagan 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad al-A'raj al-Sa'di· João III of Portugal
People and things also explored
Battle of Bi'r 'Uqba (1536)· Hasan b. Khayr al-Din Barbarossa· خير الدين بربروسة· Saadi dynasty· Ahmad al-A'raj al-Sa'di· João III of Portugal
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 227
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islam.museum contributors. “Sa'di capture of Santa Cruz (1541)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/capture-santa-cruz-saadi-948/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.