Yusuf ibn Tashfin
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, (Arabic: يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي, romanized: Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn Naṣr al-Dīn ibn Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas.
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يوسف بن تاشفين Yusuf ibn Tashfin | |||||
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Amir Al-Muslimin | |||||
Amir of the Almoravids | |||||
Reign | 1061–1106 | ||||
Predecessor | Abu Bakr ibn Umar | ||||
Successor | Ali ibn Yusuf | ||||
Died | 1106 Marrakesh | ||||
Spouse | Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah | ||||
Issue | Abu Bakkar ibn Yusuf[1] Tamim ibn Yusuf[2] Ali ibn Yusuf Sourah bint Yusuf[3] Tamima bint Yusuf | ||||
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Dynasty | Almoravid | ||||
Father | Tashfin ibn Ibrahim Talagagin | ||||
Mother | Fatima bint Syr[4] | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Yusuf ibn Tashfin came to al-Andalus from the Maghreb to help the Muslims fight against Alfonso VI of León, eventually achieving victory in Sagrajas and promoting an Islamic legal system in the region. In 1061 he took the title Amir al-Muslimin "Leader of the Muslims",[5] recognising the suzerainty of the Abbasid caliph as Amir al-Mu'minin "Leader of the Believers".[6][7][8][9][10][11]