The Battle of Salé was a raid Military_operation of the Moroccan city of Salé by King Alfonso X of Castile in 1260 , when the city was governed by the Marinid dynasty .

The Battle of Salé was a raid Military_operation of the Moroccan city of Salé by King Alfonso X of Castile in 1260 , when the city was governed by the Marinid dynasty .

According to historian Ibn Khaldun , when the Marinid dynasty took Conquering control over Salé from the Almohad Caliphate , Yacoub ben Abdellah le Mérinide rebelled Hostile_encounter against his uncle Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq , and sought the assistance Assistance of King Alfonso X. Ruy López de Mendoza , Admiral of Castile formed Coming_to_be an armada to assist Assistance with Castilian crusades on the North African coast .

Salé was an important strategic and commercial centre , and also the gateway to Azghar , the region of northern Morocco .

The day before Eid al-Fitr in year 658 of the Hijra ( September 1260 ) , thirty-seven warships were sent Sending to Salé by King Alfonso X .

On 2 Shawwal , Castilian warriors landed in Salé and took Conquering the opportunity to perform Action the largest massacre Killing in the history of the city .

Citizens of Salé were busy celebrating Social_event Eid al-Fitr , and the Castilians killed Killing many of them .

Women , children , and the elderly were rounded up into the Great Mosque of Salé , where 3,000 of them were captured Conquering and taken Conquering as slaves for Seville .

For two weeks , Salé remained under the occupation Control of the Castilians , before Sultan Yacoub ben Abdelhaq rushed Motion to the aid of the city , and quickly ordered Request his troops to march Motion_directional to the gates of the city .