For the later Marinid sultan of Morocco, see Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr.
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Abu Yaqub Yusuf
Amir al-Mu'minin; prev. amir al-muslimin (1163-1168) Caliph
Coin minted during the reign of Abu Yaqub Yusuf
Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate
Reign
1163–1184
Predecessor
Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali
Successor
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
Born
1135 Tinmel
Died
1184 (aged 48–49) near Évora
Burial
Tinmel
Issue
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur Zaynab bent Youssef
Names
Abu Yaqub Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min
Dynasty
Almohad
Father
Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali
Mother
Safiyya bint Abi Imran
Religion
Islam
Abu Ya`qub Yusuf or Yusuf I (Arabic: أبو يعقوب يوسفAbū Ya‘qūb Yūsuf; 1135 – 14 October 1184)[1] was the second Almohad Amir or caliph. He reigned from 1163 until 1184 in Marrakesh. He was responsible for the construction of the Giralda in Seville, which was part of a new grand mosque.[2]
He was a keen student of philosophy and patron of Averroes.[3]
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^Bennison, Amira K. (2016). The Almoravid and Almohad Empires. Edinburgh University Press.
^"Averroes | Biography, Philosophy, Books, & History | Britannica".
Abu Ya`qub Yusuf or Yusuf I (Arabic: أبو يعقوب يوسف Abū Ya‘qūb Yūsuf; 1135 – 14 October 1184) was the second Almohad Amir or caliph. He reigned from 1163...
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centered in the Maghreb, led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin and his descendants, and a southern one based in the Sahara, led by Abu Bakr ibn Umar and his descendants...
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island. August 10 – AbuYusufYaqub al-Mansur is proclaimed the new caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, after his father AbuYaqubYusuf is killed in Portugal...
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