Name: Recovery of Badis from Spain (964/1554)
Start: 1554

Summary

The recovery of the stronghold Badis — the rock called Vélez — from Spain by a detachment of Salih Reis's army ¹.

During the Fez stay

Salih Reis sent the detachment into the Moroccan Rif while he was in Fez; it retook the great Spanish stronghold ¹.

Ottoman entry into Fez (964/1554)

After the Sa'di defeat near Badis, the fall of Taza, and the battle of Kadiyat al-Makhali before Fez, the Ottoman forces with Bu Hasun entered Fez on 3 Safar 961/8 January 1554 (the printed text reads 964); the imam preached in the Ottoman sultan's name and the Porte declared Morocco annexed. Salih Reis stayed four months before Fez later returned to the Sa'dis.

Recovery of Badis from Spain (964/1554)

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During the Fez stay

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Ottoman entry into Fez (964/1554)