At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
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Overview
When James I of Aragon besieged Valencia in Ramadan 635 (April–May 1238), Ibn al-Abbar was sent with a deputation to the Hafsid sovereign Abu Zakariyya' of Tunis to beg assistance; he recited before him his qasida rhyming in sin on 4 Muharram, painting a moving picture of his besieged native city 1. The sultan hastened to aid its people, loading fleets with money, provisions and clothing 2.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ibn al-Abbar· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi
- Occurred at
- Tunis
People and things also explored
Ibn al-Abbar leaves fallen Valencia and settles at Tunis as head of the chancellery, 636/1238· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· The 'alama affair: Ibn al-Abbar dismissed, confined, then pardoned at Tunis, ~645/1247· Ibn al-Abbar finishes al-Takmila li-Kitab al-Sila at Tunis, ~650/1252· The killing of Ibn al-Abbar at Tunis, 20 Muharram 658/6 January 1260· Ibn al-Abbar· Tunis· al-Zaytuna Mosque
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 3 p. 705
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 464
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Abbar's embassy to the sultan of Ifriqiya for beleaguered Valencia, 635/1238”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-al-abbar-embassy-tunis-635/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.