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Battle of Three Kings
On August 4, 1578, three kings - the fanatically religious King Sebastian of Portugal, power-hungry Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, and rightful ruler Sultan Abd el-Malik - duked it out at the northern Moroccan village of Ksar el-Kebir. King Sebastian dreamed of establishing Christian rule in Morocco. Abu Abdallah Mohammed, the oldest son but not the eldest male, sought his uncle's throne. Abd Al-Malik defended his domain. As in all fairytale-like stories, the foolhardy are in no way heroes and greed never pays. Both King Sebastian and Abu Abdallah were killed in battle thus sealing the fate of Morocco and leaving Portugal without an heir. |