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The city had been poorly manned and provisioned by the
Portuguese. Reinforcements were too sporadic. At one point a barrel of powder exploded which opened a gaping hole in the city's defenses. The Portuguese had also lost local support following the assassination of their allies
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After taking the city, Muhammad al-Shaykh reinforced its defences. The capture of the city was followed by the removal of the
Portuguese presence in most of Morocco; the ports of
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He then set up a siege that lasted 6 months, until the
Portuguese Governor of Agadir had to surrender. He used Western artillery, which he had obtained from European traders.
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on top of a hill to observe the city and direct his troops more efficiently. The Kasbah is still visible to this day, located about 7 kilometers from the city center.
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remained in
Portuguese hands. This considerably reinforced Muhammed al-Shaykh's personal prestige, and opened the way to his conquest of the Moroccan throne.
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Agadir had been a
Portuguese base since 1505. Before that, a few unsuccessful attempts to capture it had been made by the Spanish Governor of the
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Under the
Portuguese, Agadir had been an important trading center between Europe and Morocco, particularly for the products of
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initially refrained from attacking the city, between 1513 and 1525, until the capture of
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trade, mainly dealing in gold and slaves. Its role was so important that the southern
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Muhammad al-Shaykh built the Kasbah of Agadir on top of the hill dominating the city.
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Agadir was an important base, as it was sufficiently far south to connect to the
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The conquest of Agadir was finally achieved by
Saadian leader
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were also evacuated in 1550, after the
Saadians captured
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were also evacuated by the Portuguese in October 1541.
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811:Abun-Nasr, by Jamil M. (20 August 1987).
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301:Southern and Central Iberia (1172-1212)
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563:refers to the conquest of the city in
615:, and instead attacked the cities of
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858:Searight, Susan (30 November 1999).
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1022:Portuguese colonisation in Africa
949:Mojuetan, B.A. (1 January 1995).
756:leaders, who were opposed to the
41:Portuguese possessions in Morocco
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933:The Cambridge history of Africa
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904:. Lonely Planet. p. 630.
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198:Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
28:Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts
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584:Establishment and trade role
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774:Morocco-Portugal relations
366:Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
1032:Sieges involving Portugal
862:Maverick Guide to Morocco
779:Morocco-Ottoman relations
594:Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gue
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43:(1415-1769). Agadir was
1037:16th century in Morocco
717:Morocco, in 1549. Only
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123:Commanders and leaders
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523:Alcácer Quibir (1578)
428:Ksar es-Seghir (1458)
371:Alcácer do Sal (1217)
351:Alcácer do Sal (1191)
271:Alcácer do Sal (1161)
151:Casualties and losses
901:Mediterranean Europe
316:Cabo Espichel (1180)
63:March–September 1541
994: /
673:of Agadir in 1521.
473:Castelo Real (1510)
396:Algeciras (1342–44)
376:Algarve (1238-1249)
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641:Muhammad al-Shaykh
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132:Muhammad al-Shaykh
1052:History of Agadir
1042:Conflicts in 1541
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877:978-1-56554-348-5
824:978-0-521-33767-0
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296:Santarém (1171)
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463:Targa (1490)
418:Ceuta (1419)
413:Ceuta (1415)
408:Ceuta (1182)
346:Tomar (1190)
321:Évora (1181)
281:Évora (1165)
251:Soure (1144)
96:Belligerents
44:
1001: /
601:sub-Saharan
438:Anfa (1468)
381:Faro (1249)
1016:Categories
968:28 October
917:28 October
883:28 October
830:28 October
579:Background
573:Portuguese
762:Essaouira
758:Alaouites
754:Tazerwalt
750:sugarcane
677:Aftermath
613:Marrakesh
575:in 1541.
768:See also
715:Wattasid
621:Azemmour
605:Saadians
569:Saadians
558:Fall of
138:Strength
68:Location
26:Part of
986:30°26′N
727:Mazagan
723:Tangier
699:Azammur
567:by the
565:Morocco
402:Morocco
159:Unknown
156:Unknown
146:Unknown
143:Unknown
128:Unknown
77:Morocco
49:Morocco
989:9°36′W
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652:kasbah
607:under
560:Agadir
210:Iberia
84:Result
73:Agadir
785:Notes
742:wheat
738:cloth
719:Ceuta
707:Asila
627:Siege
970:2010
957:ISBN
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906:ISBN
885:2010
872:ISBN
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748:and
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