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Yusuf ibn Tashfin

Type Figure Region Almoravid dynasty Time c. 1009–1106 Also known as Yusuf Tashfin、Almoravid sultan

Second emir and sultan of the Almoravid dynasty (r. c. 1061–1106), a Berber military commander.…

Timeline

  1. 1061–1068Aghmat · MoroccoCommissioned by Abu Bakr ibn Umar to hold southern Morocco, in the 1060s he gradually annexed the Zenata, Banu Hamad, and other tribes, consolidating control from south of the Atlas to the Atlantic coast, laying the foundation for his later rule.
  2. 1068–1070Marrakesh · MarrakeshAfter Abu Bakr campaigned east across the Sahara, Yusuf became the effective ruler of the Maghreb, established Marrakesh as his capital, reformed military, political, and religious order, and extended Almoravid power over all of Morocco and western Algeria.

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