Social:Siege of Gafsa
| Siege of Gafsa | |||||||
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| Part of Hafsid–arab war, Banu Yamlul revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hafsid dynasty | Banu Yamlul | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II |
Abu Bakr ibn Yamlul Mohamed-ed-Tammoudi Yemloul † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Gafsa took place in 1344 during the revolt of the Banu Yamlul and formed part of the conflicts between independent Arab tribes and the Hafsid Dynasty. It ended with the defeat of the Banu Yamlul.
Background
The Banu Yamlul were a rebellious tribe that repeatedly attempted to declare independence from the Hafsid Dynasty, notably during the Banu Yamlul revolt. Outraged by the behavior of the Yamlul in power, the Emir of Tozeur called upon the sultan to march against the Banu Yamlul.[1][2]
Siege
The sultan set out in 1344 towards Gafsa and advanced on the city with little resistance. The leader, Abu Bakr ben Yamloul, surrendered to the sultan, while his secretary, Mohammed ed-Tammoudi, fled toward Biskra, where another dissident leader, Ibn Monzi, was located.[2]
Aftermath
The city was almost entirely destroyed; many palm trees were cut down, along with numerous other trees. Additionally, the brother of Abu Bakr, Yemloul, was handed over to the sultan and executed at the end of the siege. After suppressing the revolt of the Yamlul, the sultan went on to retake Gabes from the Banu Makki and reunify the entire south of Tunisia.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Aoudi-Adouni, Raja (1997) (in fr). Stèles funéraires tunisoises de l'époque ḥafṣide, 628-975/1230-1574. République tunisienne, Ministère de la culture, Institut national du patrimoine, Service des publications. ISBN 978-9973-912-08-4. https://www.google.fr/books/edition/St%C3%A8les_fun%C3%A9raires_tunisoises_de_l_%C3%A9po/pFNhN20BV24C?hl=fr&kptab=overview.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Khaldûn, ʿAbd al-Raḥman b Muḥammad Ibn (1856) (in fr). Histoire des Berbères et des dynasties musulmanes de l'Afrique septentrionale, tr. par le baron de Slane. https://books.google.fr/books?id=T9IOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Mohamed+al+Hakim+Hafsid&hl=fr&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvs9-yuOaTAxXhAvsDHTo7IBYQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=Mohamed%20al%20Hakim%20Hafsid&f=false.
- ↑ Mercier, Ernest (1888) (in fr). Histoire de l'Afrique septentrionale (Berbérie) depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la conquête française (1930). Ernest Leroux. https://books.google.fr/books?id=ITpbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA288&dq=Gafsa+1344&hl=fr&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGj4y0uuaTAxXkUaQEHa9aIg4Q6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=Gafsa%201344&f=false.
- ↑ The Making of a Mediterranean Emirate: Ifrīqiyā and Its Andalusis, 1200-1400 by Ramzi Rouighi. http://archive.org/details/the-making-of-a-mediterranean-emirate-ifriqiya-and-its-andalusis-1200-1400.
- ↑ Clam, comte Antione Du Paty de (1890) (in fr). Fastes chronologiques de Tôzeur. A. Challamel. https://books.google.fr/books?id=1WUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Hafsid+Tozeur&hl=fr&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo15bFye6TAxUHKvsDHe-WCrEQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=Hafsid%20Tozeur&f=false.
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