Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya

Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya
Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya
Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate
Reign	1284–1295
Predecessor	Ibn Abi Umara
Successor	Abu Asida Muhammad II
Born	unknown
Died	1295; Hafsid Sultanate
Dynasty	Hafsids
Father	Abu Zakariya Yahya
Mother	Zabya, a slave
Religion	Islam

Abu Hafs Umar bin Yahya (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر) (also known as Al-Mustansir II) was the Hafsid caliph of Ifriqiya (1284–1295).^[1]^[2]

After restoring Hafsid rule interrupted by the usurper Ibn Abi Umara (1283–1284), Abu Hafs Umar sought to rebuild the state in the face of invasions and challenges to his authority. He was however unable to prevent the division of Hafsid territories. During the period when the Hafsids had been driven out of Tunis by Ibn Abi Umara, Zakariyya, a nephew of Abu Hafs Umar I, conquered Bejaïa with the support of local tribes and later also gained control of Constantine. In 1285 Zakariyya also attacked Tunis and Tripoli. Although this attack was neutralized by an alliance between Abu Hafs Umar I and the Zayyanids of Tlemcen, Constantine and Bejaïa became independent of the rule of from Tunis. Abu Hafs Umar I died in 1295.

^ Muzaffar Husain Syed; Syed Saud Akhtar; B D Usmani (2011-09-14). Concise History of Islam. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^ Kenneth J. Perkins (2016-10-12). Historical Dictionary of Tunisia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4422-7318-4. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[1] Muzaffar Husain Syed; Syed Saud Akhtar; B D Usmani (2011-09-14). Concise History of Islam. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

[Perkins-2] Kenneth J. Perkins (2016-10-12). Historical Dictionary of Tunisia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-4422-7318-4. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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