At a glance
- Roles
- Caliph
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb · al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Abi Zakariya al-Hafsi, a Hafsid sultan. He was the son of Abu Zakariya and the brother of al-Mustansir. Ibn Khaldun mentions him in "al-Ibar". 1
His return from al-Andalus
He had been displaced to al-Andalus in the days of his brother. When al-Mustansir died and his son al-Wathiq was given the allegiance, he crossed from al-Andalus to Tlemcen. 1
Taking power
He entered Bejaia at the end of Dhu al-Qa'da 677 AH, and the Almohads and notables gave him the allegiance. He entered the capital in the middle of Dhu al-Hijja at the end of 678 AH, after his nephew was deposed. 1
He appointed Abu Bakr ibn Abi al-Hasan ibn Khaldun to the office of public works. Abu Bakr had come with his father al-Hasan to the Amir Abu Zakariya from Seville. 1
His death
He died in 683 AH according to the best-known dates; the Gregorian conversion is derived. He is among the rulers of the Hafsid state. 2
Connections
- Child of
- Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi
- Ruler of
- Hafsid dynasty
People and things also explored
al-Mustansir billah al-Hafsi· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi· Hafsid dynasty· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· The collapse of Muslim Sicily after Abu Zakariya's death· al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Hafsi· al-Amir al-Rashid al-Hafsi· al-Wathiq Yahya ibn al-Mustansir al-Hafsi
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p. 1723-1724
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Sultan Abu Ishaq al-Hafsi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-ishaq-hafsi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.