Saadi Dynasty - Chronology

Chronology

• 1509 : establishment of the Saadian Principality in Tagmadert ;
• 1511 : the Saadians receive the support of the Souss ;
• 1524 : the Saadians receive the support of the Hintata tribes, who control Marrakech ;
• 1527 : the Wattasids recognize the Saadian rule of southern Morocco through the Treaty of Tadla ;
• 1541 : the saadian army expels the Portuguese from Agadir, Azamor, Azafi and Arzila ;
• 1554 : Mohammed ash-Sheikh overthrows Ahmad el Abbas, the last wattasid Sultan ;
• 1561–1567 : annexation of the principalities of Tetouan, Chefchaouen and Debdou ;
• 1578 : Battle of Alcácer Quibir : Moroccan victory over the Portuguese army ;
• 1581 : conquest of the Touat ;
• 1591 : battle of Tondibi, conquest of the Songhai Empire ;
• 1603–1627 : civil war after the death of Ahmad al-Mansur, opposing three pretenders : Abou Fares Abdallah, Abou Fares Abdallah and Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun ; beginning of the decline of the Saadi Empire ;
• 1628 : reunification of Fes and Marrakech, but Saadians didn't retrieve the control over many territories : Rabat, Salé and Tetouan ruled by Andalusis, Tafilalet by the Alaouites, Oujda by the Ottomans and many other territories lost to warlords, Zaouias leaders and refractory tribes ; they lost gradually the control over the territories that remained under their rule until 1659, when they disappeared from the Moroccan political and military scenes.