Hafsid dynasty
The Hafsids (Arabic: الحفصيون al-Ḥafṣiyūn) were a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berber descent who ruled Ifriqiya (modern day Tunisia, western Libya, and eastern Algeria) from 1229 to 1574.
Hafsid Kingdom Sultanate of Tunis | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1229–1574 | |||||||||||||||||
Left: Reconstructed Flag of the Hafsid dynasty of the 15th century Right: Flag of Hafsid Tunisia according to Jacobo Russo, 1550 | |||||||||||||||||
Realm of the Hafsid dynasty in 1400 (orange) | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Tunis | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Berber | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Islam (Sunni, Ibadi), Christianity (Roman Catholic), Judaism | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||||||
• 1229–1249 | Abu Zakariya | ||||||||||||||||
• 1574 | Muhammad VI | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1229 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1535 | |||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1574 | ||||||||||||||||
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