Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II Royalty

Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II (reigned 1394–1434) was an Hafsid Caliph of Ifriqiya. He proceeded to further consolidate the kingdom after his father Abu al-Abbas Ahmad II had restored its integrity. A strong monarch and an orthodox Muslim he abolished some taxes he deemed incompatible with the teachings of Qur'an, using instead privateer actions against Christian shipping as a way to raise state income. He intervened against his western neighbors, the Abdalwadid dynasty of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, and in Andalusia as well.

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Date of deathJanuary 01, 1434
TitleCaliph of Ifriqiya

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From1394
To1434
predecessor
successor
Abu Abd-Allah Muhammad al-Mutansir

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