Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid () or Abu Bakr was a grandson of the Caliph
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I ( ar, أبو إسحاق إبراهيم) was the Hafsid emir of Ifriqiya (1279–1283).
Ibrahim came to power during the struggles that broke out under Yahya II al-Wathiq. In contrast to his two predecessors, he only held the ...
, he ruled Tunisia for just 17 days in 1309.
Life
The Caliph
Abu Asida Muhammad II
Abu-Asida Muhammad II ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد أبو عصيدة) also known as Abû `Asida Muhammad al-Muntasir Billah, (1279–1309) was the Hafsid dynasty caliph of Tunis.
He was the posthumous son of Yahya II al-Wathiq and succes ...
died in 1309, and, in accordance with the agreement signed by him with his nephew
Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr
Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr ( ar, أبو البقاء خالد الناصر), was the Hafsid ruler first of Bejaia and later of Tunis. In Bejaia he succeeded his father Abu Zakariyya Yahya III, while in Tunis he seized power after the brief reign ...
, he was to be proclaimed a caliph. The sheikhs of Almohad sheikhs of Tunis however elevated Abu Bakr to the throne. After 17 days he was deposed and executed by Abu-l-Baqa, who arrived with an army from
Bejaia. He was thereafter known as "Ash-Shahid" ("the martyr").
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1309 deaths
14th-century Hafsid caliphs