al-Mustansir (Hafsid ruler)
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Al-Mustansir was a prominent 13th-century Hafsid ruler of Ifriqiya (in present-day Tunisia), under whose reign the dynasty reached a peak of political power and economic prosperity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century ruler
ⓘ
Hafsid ruler ⓘ Muslim ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hafsid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Hafsid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Islamic Maghrebi culture ⓘ |
| currencyContext | participation in Mediterranean gold and silver trade ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hafsid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
promotion of long-distance commerce
ⓘ
support for urban crafts and markets ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic relations with Christian Mediterranean powers
ⓘ
trade agreements with Italian maritime republics ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | brought Hafsid state to its zenith ⓘ |
| knownAs | al-Mustansir of Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economic prosperity of Ifriqiya
ⓘ
expansion of Hafsid political power ⓘ patronage of learning and culture ⓘ strengthening of Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional hegemon in central Maghreb and Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | one of the most powerful contemporary Maghrebi rulers ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of Ifriqiya
ⓘ
Hafsid sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abu Zakariya Yahya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1277 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1249 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruleCharacterizedBy |
growth of urban centers such as Tunis
ⓘ
relative internal stability ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Yahya II al-Wathiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory |
Ifriqiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Tunisia ⓘ |
| title | al-Mustansir bi-llah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradePartners |
Genoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanDevelopment | embellishment of Tunis as a capital city ⓘ |
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