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Mohammad Abu Zakariya Yahya

1203-01-01 – 1249-10-05

Portrait of Mohammad Abu Zakariya Yahya
ISLAMIC, al-Maghreb (North Africa). Hafsids. Abu Zakariyya' Yahya I. AH 627-647 / AD 1229-1249. AV Double Dinar (28mm, 4.78 g, 12h). Tilimsan (Tlemcen) mint. Struck circa AH 640 (AD 1242/3). Hazard 548; Lavoix –; Album 499.2. Good VF, areas of light toning, traces of deposits and slight doubling on reverse.Credit: CNG, (uploaded by Aṭlas)

Life & Legacy

Abu Zakariya Yahya (Arabic: أبو زكريا يحيى بن أبو محمد عبد الواحد, full name Abu Zakariya Yahya I Ben Abu Muhamad Äbd Al-Wahid; 1203 – 5 October 1249) was the second Caliph of the Hafsid Caliphate in Ifriqiya. He was the grandson of Abu Hafs Ümar Ibn Yahya Al-Hintati, the leader of the Hintata and governor Of Ifriqiya.

Occupation & Career

politician, king, writer, poet, teacher

Faith & Community

Islam

Legacy Highlights

Church

Islam

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q29480 — wikidata View source

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