Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya

Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya
Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate
Reign1284–1295
PredecessorIbn Abi Umara
SuccessorAbu Asida Muhammad II
Bornunknown
Died1295
Hafsid Sultanate
DynastyHafsids
FatherAbu Zakariya Yahya
MotherZabya, a slave
ReligionIslam

Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر) (also known as Al-Mustansir II) was the Hafsid caliph of Ifriqiya (1284–1295).[1][2]

After restoring Hafsid rule interrupted by the usurper Ibn Abi Umara (1283–1284), Abu Hafs Umar sought to rebuild the state in the face of invasions and challenges to his authority. He was however unable to prevent the division of Hafsid territories. During the period when the Hafsids had been driven out of Tunis by Ibn Abi Umara, Zakariyya, a nephew of Abu Hafs Umar I, conquered Bejaïa with the support of local tribes and later also gained control of Constantine. In 1285 Zakariyya also attacked Tunis and Tripoli. Although this attack was neutralized by an alliance between Abu Hafs Umar I and the Zayyanids of Tlemcen, Constantine and Bejaïa became independent of the rule of from Tunis. Abu Hafs Umar I died in 1295.

  1. ^ Muzaffar Husain Syed; Syed Saud Akhtar; B D Usmani (2011-09-14). Concise History of Islam. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ Kenneth J. Perkins (2016-10-12). Historical Dictionary of Tunisia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4422-7318-4. Retrieved 30 December 2020.