Hafsid campaign in Kairouan and Sousse

Hafsid campaign in Kairouan and Sousse
Part of Hafsid-Shabiyan War
Date1537
Location
Kairouan and Sousse
Result Shabiyan victory
Belligerents
Emirate of Shabiyah Hafsid dynasty
Kingdom of Sicily
Commanders and leaders
Sidi Arafa Abu Abdallah Muhammad V al-Hasan
Charles V
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown High

The Hafsid Campaign to Kairouan and Sousse took place in 1537 and pitted the Shabiya Emirate against the Hafsid dynasty and the Kingdom of Sicily.

Background

In 1536, the fall of Bizerte to the Spanish set the region ablaze. Local inhabitants were forced to finance the reconstruction of their own defenses, a burden that fueled the growing resentment of the Shabiya towards the Hafsids.[1]

The Expedition

In 1537, Sidi Arafah led a rebellion in Kairouan against the authority of the Hafsids. In response, the Sultan sought assistance from Charles V, who dispatched his army to Kairouan and landed forces at Sousse. Despite these efforts, the expedition ended in a fiasco, and both the Spanish and the Hafsids suffered heavy losses.[2][3]

Aftermath

Two years later, Andrea Doria exacted his revenge by launching attacks against Kelibia, Sousse, Monastir, and Sfax. However, this did not prevent a second defeat at the hands of the Chabbia in Kairouan in 1542.[4][5]

Citations

  1. ^ Pavy, Auguste (1894). Histoire de la Tunisie (in French). A. Cattier.
  2. ^ Mercier, Ernest (1891). Histoire de l'Afrique Septentrionale (Berbérie) depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à la conquête française (1830) par Ernest Mercier (in French). Ernest Leroux.
  3. ^ Blondy, Alain (2018-04-19). Le monde méditerranéen - 15000 ans d'histoire (in French). Place des éditeurs. ISBN 978-2-262-07623-8.
  4. ^ ROUSSEAU, Alphonse Baron (1864). Annales Tunisiennes, ou aperçu historique sur la Régence de Tunis (in French). Bastide.
  5. ^ Piesse, Louis (1891). Algérie et Tunisie (in French). Hachette.
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