Hafsid dynasty
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The Hafsid dynasty was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berber descent that ruled Ifriqiya from 1229 to 1574. The dynasty was founded by Abu Zakariya Yahya, who was initially appointed governor of the region
Coin of the Hafsids with ornamental Kufic, from Béjaïa, Algeria, 1249–1276.
Louis IX of France lands at Tunis in 1270; French soldiers attempting to enter the city are killed by Tunisian soldiers. (Grandes Chroniques de France)
Philip III of France concludes the Treaty of Tunis with Hafsid sultan Muhammad I al-Mustansir. (1270)
Double page from the Qur'an manuscript endowed to the Kasbah Mosque by sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II in March 1405. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Abu Zakariya Yahya
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Abu Zakariya Yahya was the second Caliph of the Hafsid Caliphate in Ifriqiya. He was the grandson of Abu Hafs Ümar Ibn Yahya Al-Hintati, the leader of the Hintata and governor Of Ifriqiya.
Hafsid dynasty
…dynasty of Berber descent that ruled Ifriqiya (modern day Tunisia, western Libya, and eastern Algeria) from 1229 to 1574. The dynasty was founded by Abu Zakariya Yahya, who was initially appointed governor of the region by the Almohad caliph before declaring his independence. Under the reigns of Abu Zakariya and his…
Gold dinar of Abu Zakariya Yahya From Tlemcen.
Minaret of the Kasbah Mosque, Tunisia, built by order of Abu Zakariya