Fez

The kingdom of Fez was a Moroccan state founded by the Zenata Berber Wattasids. The family governed the eastern Rif from Tazouta and served the Marinid dynasty.

After the Marinid sultan was killed in a revolt at Fez in 1465, Muhammad al-Sheikh established Wattasid rule over northern Morocco. His son failed to take Asilah and Tangier from the Portuguese in 1508. The Saadis seized Fez, and in 1554 defeated and killed Abu Hassun after his brief recovery of the city.