Morocco's Last Stand: The Wattasid Dynasty

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked Wattasid dynasty, the Berber Zenata family that ruled Morocco from the 1420s to 1554. Wedged between the Marinids they replaced and the Saadians who overthrew them, the Wattasids presided over a period of intense Portuguese encroachment, internal division, and the final loss of al-Andalus. Learn about Sultan Muhammad al-Shaykh, the Battle of Tangier (1437), the Portuguese seizure of Safi and Azemmour, and the rise of the sharifian Saadians from the south. We also discuss the Wattasids' reliance on the Makhzen administration and their eventual fall at the Battle of Tadla. This episode fills a crucial gap in Morocco's pre-modern history.

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