Hafsid dynasty

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Berber dynasty Muslim dynasty dynasty medieval dynasty

The Hafsid dynasty was a medieval Berber Muslim ruling house that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and parts of Algeria and Libya) from the 13th to the 16th century, becoming a major political and commercial power in the central Maghreb.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hafsid dynasty canonical 6
Hafsid Sultanate 2
Hafsid Sultanate of Tunis 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Berber dynasty ⓘ
Muslim dynasty ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
medieval dynasty ⓘ
capital Bejaia ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ
conflictWith Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Marinid dynasty ⓘ
Zayyanid dynasty ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryToday Algeria ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ
currency dinar ⓘ
economicActivity Mediterranean trade ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
endTime 1574 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Berbers ⓘ
followedBy Ottoman rule in Tunis ⓘ
foundedBy Abu Zakariya Yahya I ⓘ
governmentType sultanate ⓘ
knownFor development of Tunis as a commercial hub ⓘ
patronage of Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Berber languages ⓘ
mainReligionOfSubjects Islam ⓘ
majorPortCity Bejaia ⓘ
Bona ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ
namedAfter Abu Hafs Umar ibn Yahya al-Hintati ⓘ
notableRuler Abu Zakariya Yahya I ⓘ
al-Mustansir (Hafsid ruler) ⓘ
originatedAs Almohad governors of Ifriqiya ⓘ
overthrownBy Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf Islamic history ⓘ
history of the Maghreb ⓘ
peakOfPower 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
precededBy Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
regionRuled North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Ifriqiya

central Maghreb ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
startTime 1229 ⓘ
tradedWith Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Italian maritime republics ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Castile
urbanCenter Kairouan ⓘ
Sousse ⓘ
Tunis ⓘ
vassalOrClientOf Ottoman Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Almohad dynasty → successor → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Al-Zaytuna Mosque → majorReconstructionPeriod → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsid period
Medina of Tunis → significantPeriod → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Ibn Khaldun → birthPlace → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsid Sultanate
Ibn Khaldun → citizenship → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsid Sultanate
Maghrebi Maliki tradition → associatedWith → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Eighth Crusade → participant → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Eighth Crusade → belligerent → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsid Sultanate of Tunis
Amazigh → hasNotableEmpire → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsids (Berber dynasty)
Islamic West → majorDynasty → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Libya (parts) → successorPowers → Hafsid dynasty ⓘ