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Sayyida al-Hurra

Type Figure Region Morocco Time c. 1485–1560 Also known as Hakim Tuwati bint Ali al-Mandri

Sayyida al-Hurra was a 16th-century female ruler and political leader of Tetouan in northern Morocco, known for allying with Ottoman and Barbary cors…

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  1. c. 1485–1515Chefchaouen · MoroccoBorn into the al-Mandri family of the Rif mountains in northern Morocco, she later married into Tetouan and jointly governed the port city with her husband.
  2. c. 1515–1542Tetouan · MoroccoAfter her husband's death she ruled Tetouan alone, allying with Barbary corsairs and Ottoman powers to control western Mediterranean raiding and trade networks, becoming a renowned female political leader of her time.
  3. c. 1542–1560Morocco · MoroccoAround 1542 she surrendered to the Wattasid sultan of Morocco, losing her independent rule, and thereafter withdrew from public life until her death around 1560.

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