Yaqub al-Mansur
Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate from 1184 to 1199 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn Abd al-Muʾmin al-Manṣūr (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب بن يوسف بن عبد المؤمن المنصور; d. 23 January 1199), commonly known as Yaqub al-Mansur (يعقوب المنصور) or Moulay Yacoub (مولاي يعقوب), was the third Almohad Caliph.[3] Succeeding his father, al-Mansur reigned from 1184 to 1199. His reign was distinguished by the flourishing of trade, architecture, philosophy and the sciences, as well as by victorious military campaigns in which he was successful in repelling the tide of the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Quick Facts Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate, Reign ...
Yaqub Al-Mansur | |||||
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Amir al-Mu'minin | |||||
Ruler of the Almohad Caliphate | |||||
Reign | 1184–1199 | ||||
Predecessor | Abu Yaqub Yusuf | ||||
Successor | Muhammad al-Nasir | ||||
Died | 23 January 1199(1199-01-23) (aged 38–39) Marrakesh | ||||
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Spouse | Ammet Allah bint Abu Isaac[1] Safiya bint Abu Abdallah ben Merdnych[2] | ||||
Issue | Muhammad al-Nasir Idris al-Ma'mun | ||||
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Dynasty | Almohad | ||||
Father | Abu Yaqub Yusuf | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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