Capture of Fez | |||||||
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Part of Ottoman Expeditions to Morocco | |||||||
![]() Ottoman miniature depicting the capture of Morocco under the command of the Algerian governor Ramazan Pasha | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Saadi Sultanate |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mulay Muhammed |
Abd al-Malek Ramazan Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Turkish sources: 60,000[8][9] | Turkish sources: 14,700[8] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Location of capture of Fez in Morocco. |
The Capture of Fez occurred in 1576 at the Moroccan city of Fez, when an Ottoman force from Algiers supported the prince Abd al-Malik in gaining the throne of the Saadi Sultanate against his nephew and rival claimant Mulay Muhammed al-Mutawakkil in exchange for making the Sultanate an Ottoman vassal.[10][3]
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