Abu Tashufin I Explained

Abu Tashufin I
Succession:Sultan of the Kingdom of Tlemcen
Reign:1318–1337[1]
Predecessor:Abu Hammu I
Successor:Abu Said Uthman II and Abu Thabit[2]
Royal House:Zayyanid

Abu Tashufin I (Arabic : أبو تاشفين ابن أبو حمو موسى الأول; Abu Tashufin Abd al Rahman Ibn Abu Musa Al-awal), was the 5th Sultan of the Zayyanid dynasty ruling the Kingdom of Tlemcen, in medieval Algeria.[3] [4] [5]

He was the son of Abu Hammu I, the preceding Sultan of Tlemcen.[6]

He overthrew his father and led the conquest of Ifriqiya expanding in the east making the Great Mosque of Algiers Zayyanid also in the capture of tunis the hafsid capital and he had to face the alliance between Marinids and Hafsids by a mariage of hafsid princess with Abu al Hassan Sultan of Marinids which led to his death during the siege of tlemcen from 1335-1337. Tlemcen was conquered by Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman of the Marinid dynasty from 1337 until 1348, when it was retaken by Abu Tashufin's sons, Abu Said Uthman and Abu Thabit.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ilahiane, Hsain . Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) . 2006-07-17 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810864900 . en.
  2. Marçais . G. . ʿAbd al-Wādids . Brill . 24 Apr 2012 . 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0129 . 3 Jan 2022.
  3. رحلة ابن بطوطة
  4. Qantara
  5. Ibn Khaldûn (1332-1406), Le livre des exemples, Volume I, Éditions Gallimard, Collection la Pléiade,, 1560 pages
  6. Book: Lara, Fundación José Manuel . IBN JALDUN: STUDIES . 2006 . Fundación El legado andalusì . 9788496556348 . 84 . en.