Hafsids of Béjaïa

The Hafsids of Béjaïa were a dynasty of independent or autonomous emirs. They were a branch of the Hafsid dynasty that ruled from Tunis; at times they recognised the caliph in Tunis and at other times they ruled independently. Periodically there was also conflict between the two branches of the dynasty.:35–101

Hafsid Emirate of Béjaïa
الإمارة الحفصيون ببجاية (Arabic)
Tamawya taḥafṣit n Vgayet (Berber languages)
1285–1510
Flag of Béjaïa under the Hafsids according to the Book of Knowledge of All Kingdoms
CapitalBéjaïa
Common languagesArabic, Berber
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
GovernmentHereditary emirate
Emir 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 secession from Hafsid domain of Ifriqiya
1285
9 November 1510
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ifriqiya
Spanish Empire
Kingdom of Kuku
Kingdom of Beni Abbas
Ottoman Algeria
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