Abu Yaqub Yusuf

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
Reign1163–1184
PredecessorAbd al-Mu'min ibn Ali
SuccessorAbu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
Born1135
Tinmel
Died1184 (aged 48–49)
near Évora
Burial
IssueAbu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
Zaynab bent Youssef
Names
Abu Yaqub Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min
DynastyAlmohad
FatherAbd al-Mu'min ibn Ali
MotherSafiyya bint Abi Imran
ReligionIslam

Abu Ya‘qub Yusuf or Yusuf I (Arabic: أبو يعقوب يوسف Abū 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mo3jib was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bennison, Amira K. (2016). The Almoravid and Almohad Empires. Edinburgh University Press.
  3. ^ "Averroes | Biography, Philosophy, Books, & History | Britannica".

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