What the records say
- When
- Mar 1576
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.04° N, 5.00° W
- Description
- Capture of Fez by Ottoman forces in 1576
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Fez (1576)
1576 battle in Fez
The Capture of Fez took place in 1576 at Fez, when forces operating from the Regency of Algiers supported the Saadian prince Abd al-Malik in securing the Saadian throne against his nephew and rival claimant, Muhammad al-Mutawakkil. This support was linked to a political arrangement in which Abd al-Malik publicly acknowledged Ottoman supremacy in political practice.
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