Abu l-Abbas Ahmad II

Abu l-Abbas Ahmad II ( Arabic أبو العباس أحمد, DMG Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ; † 1394 ) was caliph of the Hafsiden in Ifriqiya (1370-1394).

. Ahmad II came as a grandson of Abu Bakr II. ( 1318 - 1346 ) after the expulsion of Merinids initially only in Constantine to power ( 1357 ). However, in 1370 he succeeded in reuniting the Hafsiden Empire . By bringing the notables in the cities and the Bedouins under his control, he succeeded in pacifying the empire. When rebuilding the administration, Abu Bakr II relied primarily on his sons and brothers, whom he appointed as governors in the provinces.

By tolerating piracy, there were repeated conflicts with the Christian sea powers because of the impairment of trade. In 1388 the island of Djerba was conquered by a coalition of Genoa , Pisa and the Kingdom of Sicily . A French-Genoese attack on al-Mahdiya failed, however. In any case, the piracy of the Hafsiden could not be successfully combated by the Christian sea powers. He was succeeded by his son Abd al-Aziz II ( 1394 - 1434 ).

literature

• Ulrich Haarmann : History of the Arab World. Edited by Heinz Halm . 4th revised and expanded edition. CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47486-1 ( Beck's historical library ).
• Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .