Hafsid–Zayyanid war

Hafsid-Zayyanid war (1410–1424)
Date1410–1424
Location
Algiers, Tlemcen, Algeria
Result

Hafsid victory

Belligerents
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen
Commanders and leaders
Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II
Abdulaziz[1]		 Abd el Wahid ben Abu Hammou Zenati
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Hafsid-Zayyanid war lasted from 1410, beginning with the capture of Algiers, to 1424 with the siege of Tlemcen. It led to the vassalization of the Kingdom of Tlemcen and the flight of its sultan.

Background

Before this war, Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II normalized relations with Western Christians in order to create a militia. He also fought numerous Arab dynasties and succeeded in reunifying the southern regions of Tunisia.[2]

War

Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II captured Algiers in 1410–1411 with little difficulty and strengthened his western frontiers, which consequently marked the beginning of the war against Abd al-Wahid ben Abu Hammou Zenati.[3]

On December 5, 1423, Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II marched on Tlemcen and defeated the Zayyanid sultan, then installed himself in the kasbah. The Kingdom of Tlemcen was subsequently annexed by the Hafsid sultan.[4]

Aftermath

Tlemcen remained tributary until the death of the Hafsid sultan, but in reality it stayed within the Hafsid sphere of influence until the end of the 15th century.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Roy, Just-Jean-Etienne (1856). L'Algérie moderne (in French).
  2. ↑ Coulon, Damien; Otten-Froux, Catherine; Pagès, Paule; Valérian, Dominique (2016-01-21). Chemins d'outre-mer: Études d'histoire sur la Méditerranée médiévale offertes à Michel Balard (in French). Éditions de la Sorbonne. ISBN 978-2-85944-827-1.
  3. ↑ Michienzi, Ingrid-Houssaye (2013-04-12). Datini, Majorque et le Maghreb (14e-15e siècles): Réseaux, espaces méditerranéens et stratégies marchandes (in French). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-24543-3.
  4. ↑ Zarkašī, Muḥammad Ibn-Ibrāhīm az- (1895). Chronique des Almohades et des Hafçides (in French). Braham.
  5. ↑ Publications de l'Institut des hautes études marocaines (in French). E. Leroux. 1956.
  6. ↑ A History Of The Maghreb - J M Abun Nasr.
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