Abu Hammu II () (died 1389) was a
Zayyanid
The Zayyanid dynasty ( ar, زيانيون, ''Ziyānyūn'') or Abd al-Wadids ( ar, بنو عبد الواد, ''Bānu ʿabd āl-Wād'') was a Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen, mainly in modern Algeria centered on the town of ...
Sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
of the
Kingdom of Tlemcen in
Algeria in the 14th century.
Also known as Abu Hammu Musa II he first came to power in Tlemcen and surrounding area with the expulsion of the
Merinids in 1359. The following year Abu Hammu was succeeded in power by
Abu Zayyan Muhammad II ibn Uthman. Before 1360 was over though Abu Hammu returned to power. He was again succeeded in power by Abu Zayyan in 1370. Abu Hammu returned to power a third time in 1372. He lost power to Abu Zayyan again in 1383, but returned to power a fourth time in 1384. In 1387 Abu Zayyan again returned to power, but died that year, so Abu Hammu returned to power, and retained it until his death in 1389.
The era of his rule is known as a prosperous time for the realm in arts,
ceremonies, military by the reconquest of the Zayyanid domain (From
Muluya
The Moulouya River ( Berber: ''iɣẓer en Melwect'', ) is a 520 km-long river in Morocco. Its sources are located in the Ayashi mountain in the Middle Atlas. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Saïdia, in northeast Morocco.
Water l ...
river in the west to the
Soumman and
Kebir rivers in the east and
Trans Saharan trades routes cities in the south) and the defusing of the threats towards its realm by tactics from the rivals also being able to conquering territories of their domains re-establishing the
Zayyanid Sultanate of Tlemcen and Central Maghreb territories size like during the
Sultans before him domains as it was during his father
Abu Tashfin I before
the conquest of Hafsid Ifrqiya and the alliance between Hafsids and Marinids which will result the martyr of Abu Tashfin during
the siege of Tlemcen from 1335-1337, Musa II were educated in
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
the capital of the
Nasrid Sultanate the allies of the Zayyanids who often helped them against the
Marinids like during the first
siege of Tlemcen despite it didnt work since
Abu Yaqub Yusuf an Nasr were more interested in
Tlemcen than protecting his own domain in
Morocco from the threat of a new heir supported by Nasirds to the throne of
Fes
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
who had conquered many cities in the north, Abu Hammu II reconquered the territory of his ancestors after the death of
Abu Inan Faris
Abu Inan Faris (1329 – 10 January 1358) ( ar, أبو عنان فارس بن علي) was a Marinid ruler of Morocco. He succeeded his father Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman in 1348. He extended his rule over Tlemcen and Ifriqiya, which covered th ...
by the support of Grenada and the recruits of his legitimate ancestral domain.
Abu Hammu was succeeded as ruler of the
Zayyanid
The Zayyanid dynasty ( ar, زيانيون, ''Ziyānyūn'') or Abd al-Wadids ( ar, بنو عبد الواد, ''Bānu ʿabd āl-Wād'') was a Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen, mainly in modern Algeria centered on the town of ...
domains by
Abu Tashufin Abd al-Rahman II
Abu or ABU may refer to:
Places
* Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan
* Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan
* Ahmadu Bello University, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria
* Atlantic Baptist University, a Christian university ...
.
References
articles on kingdoms of North Africa
1389 deaths
14th-century Berber people
Berber rulers
Year of birth missing
Zayyanid dynasty
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