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Ibrahim II

Type Figure Region Hafsid dynasty Time c. 1465–1504 Also known as Hafsid Sultan Ibrahim II

Hafsid sultan, reigning c. 1468–1504 with Tunis as capital; his rule saw the North African Hafsid state contesting Castile in Iberia and the Mediterr…

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  1. 1481–1485Tunis · TunisAfter Castile attacked Granada in 1481, Ibrahim II provided military and material aid to the Nasrid dynasty from Tunis and allowed Granada exiles to reach the Maghreb by sea. The Hafsid fleet operated in the southern Mediterranean, tying down Spanish naval power, embodying cross-strait solidarity in the Islamic world.
  2. 1486–1490Tunis · TunisBetween 1486 and 1490 Ibrahim II consolidated control over Tunis and its dependencies, maintaining complex diplomacy with the Ottomans, Mamluks, and Italian city-states. The Hafsid state relied on Mediterranean trade and handicrafts for revenue while watching warily for Spanish expansion along the North African coast.

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