Hafsid Dynasty

State · 1236–1571 CE · at its largest around 1344 CE

Berber dynasty that ruled Ifriqiya from Tunis, first as Almohad governors and then independently, until the Ottomans and Spain contested the region in the sixteenth century.

On its lands while it lasted

• Tunis (c. 1236 CE): Capital of Hafsid Dynasty (1236–1571), Beylik of Tunis (1706–1881), Republic of Tunisia (1956–today).
• Ibn Khaldun (1332 CE – 1406 CE): A North African historian and scholar whose Muqaddimah analysed the rise and fall of dynasties, making him a forerunner of sociology and historiography.
• Great Siege of Malta (1565 CE): The Knights Hospitaller and Maltese defenders held off a large Ottoman invasion force for nearly four months in 1565. The Ottomans withdrew in September.
• Valletta (1566 CE): Capital of Malta (1967–today).

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