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Abu Faris

Type Figure Region Tunisia Time c. 1366–1434 Also known as Abd al-Aziz II

Hafsid sultan (r. 1394–c. 1434) who consolidated Hafsid rule over Tunis and the central Maghreb, resisting Marinid and Castilian pressure.

Timeline

  1. c. 1380–1394Tunis · TunisiaGrowing up at the Tunisian court as son of Sultan Ahmad, he took part in government and gained political experience amid the rivalries of the Maghrebi states, preparing for his accession in 1394.
  2. 1394–1400Tunis · TunisiaSucceeding after his father's assassination in 1394, he promptly disciplined the court, stabilized taxation and the frontiers, and contended with the Marinid dynasty of Morocco and the Christian powers of Iberia, consolidating Hafsid dominance in the central Maghreb.

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