Nassira el-Salwi bint Mohammed el-Heyba

Nassira was the daughter of the emir of Brakna, Mohammed el-Heyba ould Normach,^[2] the elder branch of Brakna emirs^[2] of the Mghafra tribe.^[2] Nassira is often confused with her distant cousin Khanatha bint Bakkar from the Mghrafra tribe established in Oued Noun.^[3] From this confusion lies uncertainty as to the date of Nassira's marriage, with some sources citing that she married Moulay Ismail between 1678 and 1679,^[4] like Khanatha. On the other hand, it is also possible that Nassira was the Hassan Princess who married Moulay Ismail in 1690^[5] following a duel he won;^[5] preceded by her request for annexation for all the peoples of the Sahara,^[5] where this princess gave her hand upon her defeat, as a guarantee of the status of tributary of her people.^[5] During the duel, she fought him hard at first, but then allowed herself to be overpowered.^[5]