Ali ibn Yusuf

Timeline

1. 1106–1110Marrakesh · MoroccoHe succeeded in 1106 on the death of his father Yusuf ibn Tashfin, aged only twenty-two. From the start he faced continued Christian attacks on the Andalusian frontier after Alfonso VI's death, and set about reorganizing the garrisons and strengthening direct control over the taifa cities.
2. 1110–1143Granada · GranadaAfter 1110 he repeatedly campaigned in person or dispatched generals to hold the Granada–Seville–Córdoba line against Aragon and León-Castile. In Marrakesh he expanded buildings such as the Koutoubia Mosque and enforced Islamic law, but the empire gradually lost vitality; after his death in 1143 his son Tashfin ibn Ali succeeded, and was soon displaced by the Almohads.