Abu Zakariya Yahya I
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Abu Zakariya Yahya I was a 13th-century North African ruler who established an independent Hafsid state centered in Tunis, becoming a major power in the central Maghreb.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century monarch
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Hafsid ruler ⓘ North African ruler ⓘ sultan ⓘ |
| assertedIndependenceFrom | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Hafsid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hafsid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedInfluenceOver |
Ifriqiya coastal cities
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central Maghreb ⓘ |
| father | Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Yahya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | sultanate ⓘ |
| house | Banu Hafs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madeTunis | major power center in the central Maghreb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
asserting independence from the Almohad Caliphate
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establishing Tunis as a major political center in the Maghreb ⓘ founding the independent Hafsid state in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| occupation |
ruler
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statesman ⓘ |
| politicalCenterCreated | Hafsid court at Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | de facto independent ruler before formal caliphal claim ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Ifriqiya
NERFINISHED
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central Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Abu Zakariya Yahya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | founder of Hafsid power in North Africa ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | commercial ties between Ifriqiya and Mediterranean powers ⓘ |
| successor | Muhammad I al-Mustansir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Mu'minin
NERFINISHED
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Caliph ⓘ Sultan of Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Hintata-related Hafsid lineage ⓘ |
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