At a glance
- Roles
- sultan · Scholar · Historian
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Abu Hammu Musa ibn Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman, sultan of the Banu Abd al-Wad in Tlemcen, and the author of "the third round". Ibn Khaldun describes him as a learned sultan. 1
Return to Tlemcen
He escaped the disaster of his family to Tunis, and lodged with the chamberlain Ibn Tafrakin. The chamberlain refused to hand him over to the sultan Abu Inan. He then returned with reinforcements from the Dawawida and Zaghba, and entered Tlemcen on Wednesday, the eighth of Rabi al-Awwal 760 AH, and was given the allegiance. He withdrew before the armies of the Maghrib, then returned to it a third time. 1
The learned sultan
He wrote on genealogies and reports, and gathered scholars in his session, among them Ibn Khaldun, who completed his summary of his book "al-Ibar" with him. 1
His death
He died in 791 AH according to the common dates; the conversion is derived. 1
Notes for researchers
- The source is single. Ibn Khaldun here is both a narrator and a party to the account.
Connections
- Ruler of
- Abd al-Wadid (Zayyanid) kingdom of Tlemcen
- Participated in
- Abu Hammu's recovery of Tlemcen
People and things also explored
Abu Hammu I Musa ibn Uthman· Abu Sa'id Uthman ibn Abd al-Rahman· Abu Tashfin I Abd al-Rahman ibn Musa· Abu Thabit Amir ibn Abd al-Rahman· Abu Ziyan Muhammad ibn Uthman· Uthman ibn Yaghmurasan ibn Zayyan· Abu Hammu's recovery of Tlemcen· Abd al-Wadid (Zayyanid) kingdom of Tlemcen
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Sultan Abu Hammu Musa II”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-hammu-musa-ii/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.