Abu Zakariya Yahya

Abu Zakariyya Yahya
أبو زكريا يحيى بن حفص
Gold dinar of Abu Zakariya Yahya from Tlemcen.
1st Sultan of the Hafsid Sultanate
Reign1229 – 1249
SuccessorMuhammad I al-Mustansir
Born1203
Died5 October 1249
Hafsid Sultanate
DynastyHafsids
FatherAbu Muhammad Abd al-Wahid ibn Abi Hafs
ReligionIslam

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.