Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada

Abū Ḥafṣ ‘Umar al-Murtaḍā
Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
Castillian ambassadors meeting al-Murtaḍā, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate
Reign1248–1266
PredecessorAbu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid
SuccessorIdris al-Wathiq
Bornunknown date
Died1266
Names
Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada ibn Ishaq
DynastyAlmohad
FatherAbu Ibrahim Ishaq ibn Yusuf
ReligionIslam

Abū Ḥafṣ ‘Umar al-Murtaḍā (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر المرتضى بن أبي إبراهيم اسحاق بن يوسف بن عبد المؤمن; died 1266) was an Almohad caliph who reigned over part of present-day Morocco from 1248 until his death.

A letter from Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada to Pope Innocent IV.

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