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From 1323 the Republic of Sassari decided to side with the King of Aragon, in whose hands it remained for much of the following centuries, though the population revolted at least three times.

The revolts ceased when King Alfonso V of Aragon nominated the town as a Royal Burg, directly ruled by the King and free from feudal taxation, in the period in which it was maybe the most populous city of Sardinia.

Further attempts made by the Genoa to conquer the city failed.

In 1391 it was conquered by Brancaleone Doria and Marianus V of Arborea, of the independent Sardinian Giudicato of Arborea, of which it became the last capital.

However, in 1420 the city was sold along with the remaining territory for 100, 000 florins to the Crown of Aragon, replaced by Spain after 1479 on the joining of the Aragonese and Castilian thrones.

During the period of Aragonese / Catalan and then Spanish domination the city was known as Sàsser in Catalan language and Saçer in old Spanish.