the pursuit was ruthless, ending at the guadamecí river, 6 km from the battlefield, although many remained in the hills, sacking the sultan's rich camp. little mercy was shown here, and many of the sultan's wives were killed, including his first wife fatimah (daughter of the sultan of tunis) and aysa (daughter of the noble abu yahya ibn yaqub). other kinfolk of abu hasan were taken captives, including his sister umalfat, his son abu umar tasufin and his nephew alí. many notables were killed in the battle or the rout, such as abu tabit ibn fath allah, abu muyahid gazi ibn al-ka's and muhammad ben yahya ben abi bakr, also the famous writer from granada, abdullah ben salmun, and the popular imam ibn al-khatib.