Abu al-Hasan Ali Abu Hassun

أبو حسون علي الوطاسي (Known as "Abu Hassun al-Wattasi")

Last Wattasid Sultan of Fez, Allied with Ottoman Algiers

Born c. 1495

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away Sep 13, 1554 Tadla, Morocco

Lifespan ~59 years old

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"He fought to his final breath to reclaim the realm of his forebears."

Archival Overview

The last fighting Wattasid ruler, who escaped Saadian captivity, secured Ottoman military backing from Salah Rais in Algiers, recaptured Fez in 1554, and died in battle at Tadla.

Biographical Record

Abu Hassun Ali was the uncle of Sultan Ahmad al-Wattasi. When the rising Saadian dynasty under Mohammed ash-Sheikh captured Fez in 1549, Abu Hassun fled to Europe and Ottoman Algiers seeking military assistance. In early 1554, supported by an Ottoman janissary corps led by Salah Rais, he re-entered Fez and was proclaimed sultan.

His second reign lasted mere months; Mohammed ash-Sheikh reorganized his southern armies and defeated Abu Hassun at the decisive Battle of Tadla in September 1554, where Abu Hassun fell fighting bravely, extinguishing the Wattasid line.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Battlefield Tomb of Tadla
Kasba Tadla, Morocco

                         GPS: 32.5970, -6.2680                    

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