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Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I

Type Figure Region Yemen Time 1222–1295 Also known as Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I、Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar、al-Malik al-Muzaffar、穆扎法尔·优素福一世

Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I (1222–1295), second Rasulid sultan, succeeded his father Umar in 1249 and reigned 46 years, consolidating Yemen, taking Sanaa in …

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  1. 1251–1258Ta'iz · Ta'izFrom 1251 to 1258 Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I took full control of the Rasulid state after his father's assassination, basing himself in Ta'iz and Zabid and repeatedly contending with Zaydi imam al-Mahdi Ahmad and other powers. He first entered Sanaa in 1253; after the Mongols captured Baghdad in 1258 he claimed the caliphate in the resulting vacuum and strengthened Red Sea and Aden trade.
  2. 1259–1260Sanaa · SanaaFrom 1259 to 1260 Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I led his army north again, establishing effective control over Sanaa in 1260 and forcing Zaydi imam Mansur Hasan ibn Badr al-Din to retreat long-term to Sa'da. He then went on pilgrimage to Mecca in 1261, demonstrating Rasulid dominance over the Hijaz and the north–south routes of Yemen.

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