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Abu Yaqub Yusuf

Type Figure Region North Africa Time c. 1258–1307 Also known as Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb al-Marīnī

Abu Yaqub Yusuf (c. 1258–1307), Marinid sultan from 1286 to 1307, sought to unify Morocco and campaigned in Algeria, besieging Tlemcen from 1299 with…

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  1. 1286–1295Fez · MoroccoIn March 1286 he succeeded his father Abu Yusuf Yaqub as sultan, making Fez his center of power, consolidating control over Morocco's interior, and beginning an eastward expansion against the Abd al-Wadid dynasty.
  2. 1295–1300Siege camp of Mansura · AlgeriaFrom 1295 he advanced along the coast seizing Abd al-Wadid territories; in 1299 he reached Tlemcen and established the siege camp of Mansura, built with markets, baths, and a mosque, forming a long-term military base.
  3. 1301–1307Tlemcen · AlgeriaIn May 1307, at the siege camp before Tlemcen, he was assassinated by a eunuch amid harem disputes. His son Abu Thabit Amir succeeded and abandoned the siege, leaving twelve years of eastern campaigning without taking Tlemcen.

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