Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II
Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II (Arabic: أبو فارس عبد العزيز المتوكل) (reigned 1394–1434) was a Hafsid Caliph of Ifriqiya.
| Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II | |
|---|---|
| Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate | |
| Reign | June 1394 – July 1434 |
| Predecessor | Ahmad II |
| Successor | Muhammad III |
| Born | 1361 |
| Died | July 1434 (aged 72–73) Tlemcen |
| Dynasty | Hafsids |
| Religion | Islam |
Life
He proceeded to further consolidate the kingdom after his father Abu al-Abbas Ahmad II had restored its integrity. A strong monarch and an orthodox Muslim he abolished some taxes he deemed incompatible with the teachings of Qur'an, using instead privateer actions against Christian shipping as a way to raise state income. He intervened against his western neighbors, the Zayyanid dynasty of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, and in Andalusia as well.
Sources
Fossier, Robert; Jacques Verger; Robert Mantran; Catherine Asdracha; Charles de La Roncière (1987). Storia del medioevo III: Il tempo delle crisi (1250–1520). Giulio Einaudi editore. p. 368. ISBN 88-06-58404-9.