Yusuf ibn Tashfin

يوسف بن تاشفين
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
Amir Al-Muslimin
Gold dinar issued under Yusuf ibn Tashfin
Amir of the Almoravids
Reign1061–1106
PredecessorAbu Bakr ibn Umar
SuccessorAli ibn Yusuf
Died1106
Marrakesh
SpouseZaynab an-Nafzawiyyah
IssueAbu Bakkar ibn Yusuf[1]
Tamim ibn Yusuf[2]
Ali ibn Yusuf
Sourah bint Yusuf[3]
Tamima bint Yusuf
Names
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
DynastyAlmoravid
FatherTashfin ibn Ibrahim Talagagin
MotherFatima bint Syr[4]
ReligionIslam

Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, (Arabic: يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي, romanizedYūsuf 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 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] recognizing the suzerainty of the Abbasid caliph as Amir al-Mu'minin "Leader of the Believers".[6][7][8][9][10][11]

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