Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III
Portrait of Mulay Ahmed by Rubens
Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate
Reign1543–1569
PredecessorAbu Abdallah Muhammad V al-Hasan
SuccessorAbu Abdallah Muhammad VI ibn al-Hasan
Bornc. 1500
DiedAugust 1575
Termini Imerese, Sicily
DynastyHafsids
ReligionIslam

Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد) also known as “Moulay Ahmad” and “Moulay Hamida”, or “Mulay Amida” in some Italian sources, was the Hafsid ruler of Ifriqiya from 1543 to 1569.[1][2][3][4]

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