Hafsid conquest of Djerba
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| Hafsid conquest of Djerba | |||||||
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Hafsid Dynasty Supported by: Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Naples |
Kingdom of Sicily Republic of Pisa[1] | ||||||
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Makhlouf Ibn Hamed [2] Robert, King of Naples | Frederick III of Sicily | ||||||
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| Unknown | 5 galleys [3] | ||||||
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| Unknown | High | ||||||
Around 1335, the Hafsids gained control on the island of Djerba, taking it from the Kingdom of Sicily following an uprising of its inhabitants.
In 1284, the island was conquered by the Kingdom of Sicily through a military campaign led by Roger of Lauria, who took thousands of captives. This was followed in 1289 by the construction of the island’s main fortress, Bordj al-Qashtil, built by the Crown of Aragon. The first recorded hostilities with the Hafsids occurred in 1306, during an expedition led by the Hafsid sultan and accompanied by the scholar Abdallah al-Tijani, aimed at recapturing the island from the Christians. The expedition ended in complete failure.[4]
