Abdallah al-Ghalib
| Abdallah al-Ghalib عبد الله الغالب | |
|---|---|
Saadi Dynasty | |
| Father | Mohammed al-Shaykh |
| Mother | Sayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi[1] |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military career | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Wadi al-Laban (1558) |
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Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (
Biography
Early life
With his first wife
Shortly after Abdallah came to power, three of his younger brothers fled the country and joined the Ottoman Turks. Abd al-Malik and Ahmad, both future Sultans of Morocco, spent 17 years in exile in the Ottoman Empire, moving between Algiers and Constantinople, where they were trained by the Ottomans.[2]
Battle of Wadi al-Laban
He fought the invading Turks in 1558 at the Battle of Wadi al-Laban. The Ottomans then had to retreat because the Spaniards launched an expedition on Oran.[3] The Moroccan ruler formed an alliance with the Spanish against the Ottomans.[3] After his victory he even occupied Tlemcen for a short period. In 1568 he supported the insurrection of the Moriscos in Spain.
Architecture
During his reign, Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah resided in
Death
Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah died on 22 January 1574 of an asthma attack. After his reign, a period of civil war was to follow that lasted four years. He was succeeded by his son Abdallah Mohammed, despite a Saadian inheritance rule that decreed that the throne pass on to his eldest surviving brother, the exiled Abd al-Malik.
Notes
- ^ "Sayyeda Rabia Al-Sâadiya de Tidsi". geni_family_tree. 1494. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ The last great Muslim empires: history of the Muslim world by Frank Ronald Charles Bagley, Hans Joachim Kissling p.103
- ^ ISBN 9780521337670.
- ^ Deverdun, Gaston (1959). Marrakech: Des origines à 1912. Rabat: Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines.
- ISBN 9782359061826.