Saadi dynasty

الدولة السعدية

1549 CE · 956 AH† – †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

A ruling dynasty established in 1549 CE and ended in 1659 CE.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Maghreb
Identifiers
Wikidata
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The Gunpowder Empires

Overview

The Saadi dynasty, a ruling house founded in 1549 CE and ended in 1659 CE. 1

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The two dates come from Wikidata, and that is a single source; a second source is needed. The data contain no sultans and no events so far.

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Under the rule of
Ahmad al-A'raj al-Sa'di· Muhammad al-Shaykh al-Sa'di

People and things also explored

Battle of Bi'r 'Uqba (1536)· Sa'di capture of Santa Cruz (1541)· the Sa'di attack on Tlemcen (963/1556)· Abd al-Malik al-Mu'tasim bi'llah al-Sa'di· Abdallah al-Ghalib bi'llah al-Sa'di· Bu Hasun al-Wattasi· Ahmad al-Mansur al-Dhahabi al-Sa'di· al-Muzawwar b. Bu Ghannam

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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Battle of Bi'r 'Uqba (1536)

The 943/1536 battle near Wadi al-'Abid where the Sa'dis defeated Wattasid king Ahmad — the Khalut tribes who formed his vanguard deserted and spread chaos through his army; the defeat drove him into his eleven-year treaty with Portugal.