Reign of Yusuf ibn Tashfin

Timeline

1. 1091–1095Marrakesh · MoroccoYusuf continued in Marrakesh to promote the orthodox Maliki jurisprudence and sumptuary bans advocated by the Almoravid movement, reorganized relations of loyalty among the tribes of the Maghreb in North Africa, and consolidated a military autocracy supported by religious authority.
2. 1096–1100Both shores of the Strait of Gibraltar · IberiaIn his late years Yusuf still personally directed Berber forces across the strait to support al-Andalus, suppressing taifa internal strife and countering Castilian expansion. His military decisions directly shaped the political map of Iberia in the 1090s.