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Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min

Type Figure Region Almohad Empire Time c. 1135–1184 Also known as Abu Ya'qub Yusuf、Almohad caliph Yusuf I

Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min (c. 1135–1184) was the second caliph of the Almohad dynasty, succeeding his father Abd al-Mu'min in 1163.…

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  1. c. 1135–1163Marrakesh · MoroccoSon of Abd al-Mu'min, he took part in the dynasty's military and administration from an early age; after his father died in 1163 he succeeded as caliph, inheriting the strategy of unifying the Maghreb and invading al-Andalus from the south.
  2. 1163–1172Seville · al-AndalusHe led armies across the sea to conquer Granada, Córdoba, Seville, and other cities, dismantling the taifa kingdoms of al-Andalus and bringing Islamic Spain under the empire's direct rule.
  3. 1172–1174Murcia · MurciaAfter Ibn Mardanish's death he took the opportunity to destroy Murcia's independent regime, completing the political unification of al-Andalus, with the empire's southern edge reaching the frontier of the Christian reconquista lands.
  4. 1175–1184Santarém · PortugalIn the late 1170s he campaigned twice into northern Iberia; in 1184 he fell ill and died in camp while besieging Santarém. The empire passed to his son Ya'qub al-Mansur, who continued the standoff with the Christian kingdoms.

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