At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
The Sa'di army's surprise entry into Tlemcen in 963 AH 1.
The opportunity
Muhammad al-Shaykh seized the moment of the Ottoman fleet's sailing for Istanbul — with Tlemcen's men away with the mujahidun at Oran — entered the city, and set over it the commander Ibn Ghannam, chief of Bani Rashid 1.
The stand
The Ottoman garrison under Mahmud Safa Bak held until the attack was contained 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Muhammad al-Shaykh al-Sa'di· Mahmud Safa Bak
- Occurred at
- Tlemcen
People and things also explored
Mahmud Safa Bak· Muhammad al-Shaykh al-Sa'di· Siege of Tlemcen by Abu Ya'qub the Marinid· Abd al-Malik al-Mu'tasim bi'llah al-Sa'di· Abdallah al-Ghalib bi'llah al-Sa'di· Bu Hasun al-Wattasi· Abu Zayyan Ahmad II· Ahmad al-Mansur al-Dhahabi al-Sa'di
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 244
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “the Sa'di attack on Tlemcen (963/1556)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/saadi-attack-tlemcen-963/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.