Abu Zakariyya Yahya أبو زكريا يحيى بن حفص | |
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1st Sultan of the Hafsid Sultanate | |
Reign | 1229 – 1249 |
Successor | Muhammad I al-Mustansir |
Born | 1203 |
Died | 5 October 1249 Hafsid Sultanate |
Dynasty | Hafsids |
Father | Abu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs |
Religion | Islam |
Abu Zakariya Yahya (Arabic: أبو زكريا يحيى بن حفص, Abu Zakariya Yahya I ben Abd al-Wahid (1203 – 1249) was the founder and first sultan of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya. He was the grandson of Sheikh Abu al-Hafs, the leader of the Hintata and second in command of the Almohads after Abd al-Mu'min.