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Name: Sousse

Type: Polity

Start: 1538 AD

End: 1574 AD

Parent: spain

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A Spanish Enclave in North Africa.

Establishment


  • January 1538: In 1537, the Spanish forces under the command of Charles V captured the city of Sousse in present-day Tunisia. The territory was then ruled by the Spanish until 1574. This marked a period of Spanish control in the region, with Sousse becoming an important strategic outpost in the Mediterranean.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Murad III


    Expansion during the rule of Murad III in the Ottoman Empire.

  • January 1575: In 1574, the city of Sousse, known as Susa, was taken over by the Ottoman Empire from the Spanish. This marked a significant shift in power in the region, with the Ottomans gaining control over the strategic city.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1556: Charles V, who was King of Spain and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, left the Spanish Empire to his son Philip and the Austrian Lands to his brother Ferdinand I.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1575: In 1574, the city of Sousse, known as Susa, was taken over by the Ottoman Empire from the Spanish. This marked a significant shift in power in the region, with the Ottomans gaining control over the strategic city.
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