Ali ibn Yusuf

Timeline

1. 1084–1106Marrakesh · MoroccoAs son of the founding emir Yusuf ibn Tashfin, he received an Islamic and military education in the dynastic capital Marrakesh and accompanied his father in campaigns and administration against the Christian states of Iberia.
2. 1106–1143Marrakesh · MoroccoAfter succeeding in 1106 he ruled Morocco proper and the taifa territories of al-Andalus, relying on Marrakesh and Seville as twin centers. Between 1111 and 1120 he continued resisting Castile-León's offensives on the western front and appointed his sons and generals to hold the Iberian frontier; meanwhile he promoted religious jurisprudence and architecture, laying the groundwork for projects such as the Great Mosque of Marrakesh, as the dynasty's power reached its height.