YUSUF IBN TASHFIN

yoosoofˈ ĭˈbən täshfēnˈ, d. 1106, ruler in the dynasty of the Almoravids (c.1059–1106). A Muslim, he led the Berbers in N Africa, continued the conquest of Morocco, took Algeria, and founded (1062) Marrakech, which became his capital. When the petty Moorish kings of Spain appealed for help against the Christians, he entered S Spain and with the help of the local kings decisively defeated (1086) Alfonso VI of León and Castile. In 1090 he again invaded Spain. Turning conqueror, he annexed all the Moorish territories of Spain except Zarogoza. His empire was inherited by his son Ali.

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Ibn 'Abbad of Ronda: Letters on the Sufi Path
Book by John Renard, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim B. Ibn 'Abbad; Paulist Press, 1986
...and highly refined theosophical system of Ibn Arabi d. 1240 , which became the source...orders cannot boast. Perhaps the letters of Ibn Abbad of Ronda furnish us with a tentative answer to why this is so. Ibn Abbad, who studied Malikite law and theology...
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History of the Arabs: From the Earliest Times to the Present
Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1956
Subjects: Arabian Peninsula--History, Arabs, Civilization, Arab
...awakening--India--Persia--Hellenism--Trans lators-H unayn ibn-Ish aq--Thabit ibn-Qurrah. CHAPTER XXV THE...Medicine -- Ali al- abari -- Al-Razi -- Al-Majusi -- Ibn-Sina -- Philo sophy--Al-Kindi--Al-Farabi--The Brethren...
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History of the Arabs: From the Earliest Times to the Present
Book by Philip K. Hitti; Macmillan, 1951
Subjects: Arabian Peninsula--History, Arabs, Civilization, Arab, Islamic Empire--History
...awakening--India--Persia--Hellenism--Trans lators--H unayn ibn-Ish aq--Thabit ibn-Qurrah. CHAPTER XXV...363 Medicine-- Ali al-T abari--Al-Razi--Ibn-Sina--Philosophy--Al-Kindi --Al-Farabi--The Brethren...
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History of the Islamic Peoples: With a Review of Events, 1939-1947
Book by Carl Brockelmann, Moshe Perlmann, Joel Carmichael; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1947
Subjects: Islamic Countries--History
...The pretender Abdallah ibn-az-Zubayr in Mecca , 76...78 . Defeat of ibn-az-Zubayr, Hajjaj in Iraq , 80...Hajjaj against the Kharijites and ibn-al-Ashath , 88...
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The Oxford History of Islam
Book by John L. Esposito; Oxford University Press, 1999
Subjects: Islam--History
...ruler of the Almoravids in Morocco, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, to cross the Strait of Gibraltar...including the Alid prince Idris ibn Abd Allah, who fled after the abortive...recognizing his governor, Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab, as hereditary governor...
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Yusuf Ibn Tashfin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
YUSUF IBN TASHFIN yoosoof i b n tashfen , d. 1106, ruler in the dynasty of the Almoravids (c.1059 1106). A Muslim, he led the Berbers in N...
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Marrakech
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...principal commercial centers of Morocco and a major tourist center. It was founded (1062) by the Almoravid leader Yusuf ibn Tashfin and was the capital of Morocco from then until 1147 and again from 1550 to 1660. It was captured by the French in...
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Almoravids
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...then advanced on Morocco. After his death (c.1059), Yusuf ibn Tashfin and his brother Abu Bakr came to power. Marrakech...the Moors in Spain to help stem Christian reconquest, Yusuf entered Andalusia and defeated (1086) Alfonso VI of Castile...
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Alfonso VI , Spanish King of León and Castile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...River. Alarmed by his advance, Abbad III (see Abbadids ) and his Muslim allies called to their aid the Almoravid Yusuf ibn Tashfin , who defeated Alfonso in 1086. Alfonso was defeated again in 1108, and his only son died in the battle. Alfonsos...


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