Battle of Temzezdekt
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| Battle of Temzezdekt | |||||||
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| Part of Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329) | |||||||
 Fortress of Temzezdekt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hafsid Dynasty | Kingdom of Tlemcen | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abu Abdallah Ibn Séïd Dafer el Kebir (KIA) | Moussa Ibn Ali Al-Kurdi | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Temzezdekt took place in 1327, near the fortress of Temzezdekt, not far from the city of Béjaïa in Algeria, between the Hafsid general Abu Abdallah Ibn Seid en-Nas against the army of the Zayanids commanded by Moussa Ibn Ali.
In 1326, the Zayanid sultan Abu Tashfîn ordered Musa Ibn Ali Al-Kurdi, commander of his army, to invade the Hafsid territories. The latter attacked Constantine and devastated the neighboring lands, then turned to Bejaia and besieged it. However, he soon broke camp in order to find a better position from which to besiege the city; it was in a place called Souk-el Khamis, in the valley of Bejaïa, that the Zayinid general decided to build a fortress in order to continue the blockade on Béjaïa. This fortress was completed in forty days and took the name of Temzezdekt.[1]
Battle
In 1327, the Hafsid caliph Abu Yahya Abu Bakr sent an army under the command of Abu Abdallah Ibn Seid en-Nas, against the fortress of Temzezdekt. Moussa Al-Kurdi learns of their approach and gathers his troops, the two armies meeting near the fortress, with the resulting battle ending in the defeat of the Hafsids.[1][2]
