The war of the two cities, Fez and Marrakesh, between revenge and the throne (1603-1613)

Abstract

This article targets an important era of the Saadian state, the period after Al-Mansur Al-Dhahabi in 1603; After which Morocco entered Al-Aqsa in a state of disintegration and division, it began in the form of a dispute between the three sons of Al-Mansur over the mandate of the covenant, and at a time when Zaidan resorted to the city of Fez, which supported him and pledged allegiance to him at first, the city of Fez turned to give the pledge of allegiance to his brother Al-Mamoun, and there was no conflict left for the brothers of For the rule, it became a struggle between two cities for the purpose of rule, influence and revenge. These events ravaged even the case of Mawla Zaidan, al-Mamun and their brother Abu Faris, due to the different and vacillating positions, and soon the matter turned into wars of revenge and long disputes in which the Saadi House was divided into two parts: the Kingdom of Fez led by Abdullah bin al-Mamun and the Kingdom of Marrakesh, led by Zaidan, two completely independent Saadian kingdoms.