At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Summary
Brother of the Hafsid sultan al-Hasan b. Muhammad 2.
Flight
Fleeing his brother's killing he took refuge among the Arabs of the steppe, then went to Khayr al-Din in Algiers asking protection and aid against his brother — which was granted 2.
Over Tunis
When Khayr al-Din entered Tunis in 1534 he installed al-Rashid over it and proclaimed its annexation to the Ottoman dominions 3.
Connections
- Sibling of
- al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Hafsi
- Ruled over
- Hafsid dynasty
- Ruler of
- Tunis
People and things also explored
al-Hasan b. Muhammad al-Hafsi· Tunis· Hafsid dynasty· al-Zaytuna Mosque· Khayr al-Din takes Tunis (1534)· Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 215-218
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 215
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 218
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Amir al-Rashid al-Hafsi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-rashid-ibn-muhammad-hafsi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.