Khadir Ghaïlan (Library of Congress, Ahmad al Khādir ibn 'Ali Ghaylān; generally known to English-speakers as Gayland or Guyland) was a powerful warlord in Morocco during the seventeenth century.[1] He controlled large swathes of the region until his death in September 1672 at the hands of Moulay Ismail. During the 1660s, He was noted for his clashes with the Anglo-Irish garrison at Tangier. Despite gaining a success over the garrison at the Battle of Tangier (1664) he was never able to seriously threaten the port. He agreed a number of truces with the Governors of Tangier.
Depictions
The play "The Heir of Morocco, with the Death of Gayland" written by Elkanah Settle in 1682 was a political attack on John Dryden, and is entirely fictional in respect of the characters used.[2]
References
- ^ Childs p.136-41
- ^ Brown, Frank C. Elkanah Settle: His Life and Works. p. 23.
Bibliography
- Childs, John. The Army of Charles II. Routledge, 1976.