PCGamer: Moroccan pirate queen Sayyida al-Hurra was largely omitted from history books, but now she’s in Civilization 7 thanks to a professor’s curiosity and years of research

By | February 4, 2026

We have already heard a lot about Firaxis has worked with the Shawnee, and we’ve also gotten interesting insights from Firaxis chief historian, but now PCGamer has published an interesting article about another new addition in Civ7: Sayyida al-Hurra. In the article PCGamer writes about how Firaxis stumbled upon her by accident due to academic research by a professor, and how he as recruited for further consultancy. The legacy of Sayyida al-Hurra is impressive, but not well known, and the article also writes about how she came to power, was beloved by the people, and how her reign came to an end. You can read the article here, and discuss it with us here.