The Regent's Gambit: Moulay Abd al-Malik's Short, Shattering Reign

Before the Battle of the Three Kings, before Alcazarquivir, there was a regent who gambled everything on a Portuguese alliance and lost. This episode zooms in on Moulay Abd al-Malik's brief but seismic reign — the Saadian sultan who crushed the Portuguese at Alcácer Quibir, but only after a desperate childhood in exile and a climb to power through Ottoman backing. We explore his capture of Fez, his fragile coalition of Turks, Andalusis, and mountain tribes, and the lightning campaign that ended with his death on the battlefield — a death his army kept secret long enough to win the day. From the Qarawiyyin library to the marshes of the Loukkos River, this is the story of a sultan who reshaped Morocco in a single year. #Saadian #MoulayAbdAlMalik #Alcazarquivir #BattleOfTheThreeKings #SaadiSultan #PortugueseMorocco #OttomanMorocco #Makhzen #Fez #SebastianOfPortugal #Loukkos #Qarawiyyin #AlAndalus #MoroccanHistory #NorthAfrica #16thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo