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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 .
Yusuf ibn Tashfin or Tashafin (reigned c. 1061 - 1106) (Arabic: يوسف بن تاشفين or يوسف بن تشفين) was an ethnic Berber and Almoravid ruler in North Africa and Al-Andalus ( Moorish Iberia). After succeeding to the leadership of the reformist movement in 1060, he continued to expand his territorial base across the Maghreb ...
May 21, 2018 · Yusuf ibn Tashufin (died 1106) was a North African Almoravid ruler and conqueror who created the first Berber Empire uniting North Africa and Spain.
Yusuf ibn Tashfin, a leader of the Almoravid Dynasty, rose to power in North Africa and Al-Andalus. He expanded his territory and achieved military success in battles like Sagrajas. His leadership, promises to subjects, and military prowess shaped his legacy. The Almoravids, under his rule, unified Taifa states but later fell to the Almohades.
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Oct 4, 2021 · Yusuf ibn Tashfin (also spelled Tashufin) conquered Morocco and founded Marrakesh as its capital in 1062. Image via Alchetron. He has been described as a North African Almoravid ruler and...
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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.
Led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, the Almoravids entered al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) after the fall of Toledo in 1085 in response to the Ta’ifa leaders’ pleas for help in repelling the Christian armies of northern Spain. They assumed control of al-Andalus in 1090, while maintaining their primary seat of government in Marrakesh.
