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Abu Bakr ibn Umar

Type Figure Region Western Sahara Time c. 1000–1087 Also known as Abu Bakr ibn Umar

Almoravid military co-founder; sole leader from c. 1056, he delegated Morocco to Yusuf ibn Tashfin and died on southern campaign c. 1087.

Timeline

c. 1051–1060Sijilmasa · TafilaltWorking in tandem with his elder brother Yahya, Abu Bakr directed military expansion; after Yahya's death in 1056 he held sole power, promptly appointing Yusuf ibn Tashfin as his deputy over Morocco while he himself continued leading his followers south on campaigns of conquest and missionary work, opening the Almoravid advance into West Africa.

Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Abu Bakr b. Umar https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/
Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar (Book of Lessons) — Ibn Khaldun