His father had served as governor of the cities of Ifrīqiyah for the house of ʿAbd al-Muʾmin. When he died, the post passed to the emir ʿAbbū, who held it for a time until this Yaḥyā rose against him, seized Ifrīqiyah, and firmly established his rule. His dominion lasted a little over twenty years, during which the Banū ʿAbd al-Muʾmin were occupied with their own quarrels, while Yaghmrasen (1), lord of Tlemcen, also grew stronger at their expense.
King Yaḥyā died in the city of Būnah in Ifrīqiyah in Jumādā al-Ākhirah, 647 AH. Others say two years later, in 649. He was succeeded by his son.
It is a large kingdom—at least the size of Yemen, if not greater—with an army of some seven thousand cavalry. Its present ruler is Abū Bakr al-Hantānī, a courageous man who is on amicable terms with Sultan Abū al-Ḥasan al-Marīnī and is even related to him by marriage.
112 – The Lord of the West, al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Llāh ʿAlī ibn Idrīs al-Muʾminī *
The fortunate sultan—also known by the honorific al-Muʿtaḍid bi-Llāh—ʿAlī, son of al-Maʾmūn Idrīs ibn Yaʿqūb al-Muʾminī.