Battle of Temzezdekt

The Battle of Temzezdekt was a battle that took place in 1327, near the fortress of Temzezdekt, not far from the city of Béjaïa in Algeria, between the Hafsid general Abu Abdallah Ibn Seid en-Nas against the army of the Zayanids commanded by Moussa Ibn Ali.

Battle of Temzezdekt
Part of Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)

Fortress of Temzezdekt
Date1327
Location
Temzezdekt, near Béjaïa
Result Zayyanid Victory
Belligerents
Hafsid Dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen
Commanders and leaders
Abu Abdallah Ibn Séïd
Dafer el Kebir (KIA)		 Moussa Ibn Ali Al-Kurdi
Units involved
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Context

In 1326, the Zayanid sultan Abu Tashfîn ordered Musa Ibn Ali Al-Kurdi, commander of his army, to invade the Hafsid territories. The latter attacked Constantine and devastated the neighboring lands, then turned to Bejaia and besieged it. However, he soon lifted the camp in order to find a better position from which to besiege the city; it was in a place called Souk-el Khamis, in the valley of Bejaïa, that the Zayinid general decided to build a fortress in order to continue the blockade on Béjaïa. This fortress was completed in forty days and took the name of Temzezdekt.[1]

The battle

In 1327, the Hafsid caliph Abu Yahya Abu Bakr sent an army under the command of Abu Abdallah Ibn Seid en-Nas, against the fortress of Temzezdekt. Moussa Al-Kurdi learns of their approach and gathers his troops, the two armies meeting near the fortress and the battle ending in a defeat of the Hafsids.[1][2]

Consequences

The defeat of Abu Abdallah led to the capture of his camp by the Zaynids and the death of the leader of the Christian converts who guarded the port of the ruler of Tunis, Dafer el-Kebir. Abu Abdallah then locks himself behind the gates of Bejaia.[2]

See also

References
  1. Hopkins, J. F. P. (June 1959). "Ibn Khaldūn: Histoire des Berbères et des dynasties musulmanes de l'Afrique septentrionale. Traduite de l'arabe par le Baron de Slane. Nouvelle édition publiée sous la direction de Paul Casanova. Tome quatrième ... publié par Henri Pérès. [iii], 628 pp. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1956". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 22 (2): 403–403. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00069184. ISSN 0041-977X.
  2. Féraud, Laurent-Charles (2001). Histoire de Bougie. Saint-Denis (113-115, rue Danièle Casanova 93200): Éditions Bouchène. ISBN 978-2-35676-089-0. OCLC 1049957508.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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