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Battle of Alcácer Quibir (Portuguese vs Moroccan)

The Battle of Alcácer Quibir (also known as "Battle of Three Kings" (معركة الملوك الثلاثة) or "Battle of Oued al-Makhazin" (معركة وادي المخازن) in Morocco) was fought in northern Morocco, near the town of Ksar-el-Kebir (variant spellings: Ksar El Kebir, Alcácer-Quivir, Alcazarquivir, Alcassar, etc.) on 4 August 1578 CE/30 Jumādá al-ākhirah 986 H. The combatants were the army of the deposed Moroccan Sultan Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, with his ally, the King of Portugal Sebastian I, against a large Moroccan army nominally under the new Sultan of Morocco (and uncle of Abu Abdallah Mohammed II) Abd Al-Malik I. The Portuguese king, Sebastian I, had planned a crusade after Abu Abdallah asked him to help recover his throne. Abu Abdallah's uncle, Abd Al-Malik, had taken it from him with Ottoman support who sent contingent led by Rabadan Pasha from Sardinia. The battle ended after nearly four hours of heavy fighting and resulted in the total defeat of the Portuguese and Abu Abdallah's army with 8,000 dead, including the slaughter of almost the whole of the Portuguese’s nobility. 15,000 were taken prisoner, and around 100 survivors escaped to the coast. The body of King Sebastian, who bravely led a charge into the midst of the Morrocan and then cut off, was never found. The Sultan Abd Al-Malik died during the battle from natural causes (the effort of riding was too much for him), but the news was concealed from his moroccan troops until total victory had been secured. Abu Abdallah,the deposed king, attempted to flee but was drowned in the river. Because of the deaths during the fighting of Sebastian I, Abu Abdallah and Abd Al-Malik, the battle became known in Morocco as the Battle of the Three Kings. The defeat of Portugal and attendant death of the childless Sebastian I led to the end of the Aviz dynasty, Philip II (uncle of Sebastian I) invaded Spain and defeating Portuguese defenders in Battle of Alcântara (1580 CE). Philip II then seized the throne of Portugal and integrate the country into the Iberian Union for 60 years under the Philippine Dynasty in Spain. Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...