Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid
Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate in 1309
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Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid (Arabic: أبو يحيى أبو بكر الشهيد) or Abu Bakr was a grandson of the Caliph Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I, he ruled Tunisia for just 17 days in 1309.[1][2]
Reignin September 1309
PredecessorAbu Asida Muhammad II
SuccessorAbu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr
Died1309
Hafsid Sultanate
Hafsid Sultanate
| Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid | |
|---|---|
| Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate | |
| Reign | in September 1309 |
| Predecessor | Abu Asida Muhammad II |
| Successor | Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr |
| Died | 1309 Hafsid Sultanate |
| Dynasty | Hafsids |
| Religion | Islam |
Life
The Caliph Abu Asida Muhammad II died in 1309, and, in accordance with the agreement signed by him with his nephew Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr, 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 Béjaïa. He was thereafter known as "Ash-Shahid" ("the martyr").[3]: 126–7