Siege of Tlemcen (1335–1337)
The siege of Tlemcen from 1335 to 1337' was a military operation undertaken by the Marinid sultan 'Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman against the capital of the Zayyanid kingdom. The siege begain in 1335, and ended with the fall of the city to the Marinids in 1337.[1] The Zianid sultan, Abu Tashfîn and his three sons died in battle.[2][3] The victory of Abu al-Hasan led to the annexation of the kingdom of Tlemcen to the Marinid Empire for a more than a decade.[3]
| Siege of Tlemcen | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marinid Sultanate |
 Zayyanid Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman | Abu Tashufin I † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
References
- Louis Piesse, , Hachette, 31 décembre 1862, 511 p.
- Julien, Charles André (1994). Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord : des origines à 1830. Paris: Payot. ISBN 2-228-88789-7. OCLC 32160417.
- Montagnon, Pierre (2006). Histoire de l'Algérie : des origines à nos jours. Paris: Pygmalion. ISBN 2-7564-0055-6. OCLC 717550444.
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