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Morocco's Wattasid Dynasty in the 1460s

Type Event Region Morocco Time 1461–1470

In the 1460s the Wattasids, as chancellors, effectively ruled Morocco while Marinid sultans became puppets;…

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  1. 1461–1465Fez · MoroccoIn the early 1460s the Wattasid family, based in Fez, served as chancellors (wazirs) of the Marinid dynasty, actually controlling administration, finance, and the military; Sultan Abd al-Haqq held only nominal authority, and Morocco fell into a dual power structure.
  2. 1468Anfa (present-day Casablanca) · MoroccoIn 1468, Muhammad al-Sheikh Wattasi defeated his rival Abul Zakariya Yahya Wattasi and his allies at Anfa, consolidating control over the central-northern Moroccan coast and further restricting the Marinid sultan's real power.
  3. 1465–1470Ceuta and the Moroccan coast · MoroccoIn the 1460s Portugal held Ceuta, conquered in 1415, and other North African positions, clashing continuously with Morocco's Wattasid–Marinid regime over coastal trade, fishing, and territorial issues. Morocco's internal disputes weakened its ability to recover Portuguese positions, but coastal conflict never ceased.

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