Source: Portuguese & Saadian Chronicles of Alcácer Quibir
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Abu Abdallah Muhammad II al-Mutawakkil 🇲🇦

محمد المتوكل السعدي المسلوخ (Known as "Al-Mutawakkil")
Saadian Sultan, Key Participant in the Battle of the Three Kings
Born c. 1546 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco
Passed Away Aug 04, 1578 Ksar El Kebir (Wadi al-Makhazin), Morocco
Lifespan ~32 years old
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"Seeking a crown through foreign lances brought three kings to a watery grave."

Archival Overview

Saadian sultan who was deposed by his uncle Abd al-Malik and allied with King Sebastian of Portugal, drowning during the fateful Battle of the Three Kings (Wadi al-Makhazin) in 1578.

Biographical Record

Abu Abdallah Muhammad II al-Mutawakkil inherited the Saadian sultanate in 1574. Deposed two years later by his uncle Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I with Ottoman backing, al-Mutawakkil fled to Portugal to seek the military intervention of the young King Sebastian.

This disastrous alliance culminated in the Battle of the Three Kings at Ksar El Kebir on August 4, 1578. The Portuguese crusading army was annihilated; Sultan Abd al-Malik died of illness during the fighting, King Sebastian perished in combat, and al-Mutawakkil drowned while attempting to cross the swollen River Makhazin.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Wadi al-Makhazin Battlefield Cemetery
Ksar El Kebir, Morocco
GPS: 35.0000, -5.9000
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