The capture of Tunis was a battle in which the
Ziyyanid army, under the command of Yahya Ibn Moussa and the
Hafsid
The Hafsids ( ar, الحفصيون ) were a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berber descentC. Magbaily Fyle, ''Introduction to the History of African Civilization: Precolonial Africa'', (University Press of America, 1999), 84. who ruled Ifriqiya (western ...
pretender
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Mohamed Ibn Abu Amran, took possession of Tunis as part of the Ziyyanid campaigns conducted in
Ifriqiya during the reign of Sultan
Abu Tâshfîn.
Context
After his defeat at the
battle of er Rais, the Hafsid caliph took refuge in
Annaba
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. The Zianid army, under the command of General Yahya Ibn Moussa, marched on Tunis accompanied by the pretender to the Hafsid throne, Mohamed Ibn Abu Umran.
Battle
Consequences
In November–December 1329, Tunis fell to the attackers
the city of Tunis was now ruled by Mohamed Ibn Abu Umran and Ziyyanid general Yahya Ibn Moussa
who made the Hafsid dynasty their vassal. However, Abu Umran's rule did not last long. In May 1330
the Hafsid Sultan
Abu Yahya Abu Bakr sought the help of the Merinids to regain possession of his kingdom.
See also
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Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)
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Battle of Temzezdekt
The Battle of Temzezdekt was a battle that took place in 1327, near the fortress of :fr:Temzezdekt, not far from the city of Béjaïa in Algeria between the Hafsid general Abu Abdallah Ibn Seid en-Nas ...
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Battle of er Rias
References
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History of Tunis
Conflicts in 1329
14th century in Ifriqiya
Military history of Tunisia