Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur

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12th-century monarch Almohad caliph Muslim ruler

Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur was a powerful 12th-century Almohad caliph who expanded his empire across North Africa and al-Andalus and became known for his military victories and grand architectural projects.

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Label Occurrences
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur canonical 5
Yaqub al-Mansur 4
Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century monarch ⓘ
Almohad caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
battle Battle of Alarcos ⓘ
campaigns in al-Andalus ⓘ
birthDate circa 1160 ⓘ
burialPlace Marrakesh ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Marrakesh ⓘ
commissioned Kutubiyya Mosque expansions ⓘ
city walls and monumental gates ⓘ
construction projects in Rabat ⓘ
culturalSphere Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
deathDate 1199 ⓘ
deathPlace Marrakesh ⓘ
dynasty Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
era 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
expandedEmpireTo large parts of North Africa ⓘ
large parts of al-Andalus ⓘ
father Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
governmentForm Caliphate ⓘ
honorificTitle Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: al-Mansur
house Almohad dynasty ⓘ
knownFor architectural projects ⓘ
expansion of Almohad power ⓘ
military victories ⓘ
patronage of architecture in Marrakesh ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Alarcos ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
legacy major Almohad ruler in western Islamic world ⓘ
name Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-link ⓘ
opponent Alfonso VIII of Castile ⓘ
patronOf Islamic architecture ⓘ
policy defense against Christian kingdoms of Iberia ⓘ
politicalEntityRuled Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
positionHeld Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
predecessor Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
regionRuled North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

Andalusia ⓘ
surface form: al-Andalus
reignEnd 1199 ⓘ
reignStart 1184 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
strengthened Almohad control over al-Andalus ⓘ
Almohad control over the Maghreb ⓘ
successor Muhammad al-Nasir ⓘ
title Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hassan Tower → builtDuringReignOf → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
Almohad dynasty → notableRuler → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaqub al-Mansur
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa → commander → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad al-Nasir
Hassan Mosque complex → patron → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaqub al-Mansur
Almohad architecture → associatedWithRuler → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaqub al-Mansur
Tour Hassan → builtDuringReignOf → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
Tour Hassan → namedAfter → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Yaqub al-Mansur (Hassan Mosque association)
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → name → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-link ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → honorificTitle → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Mansur
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → positionHeld → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
Battle of Alarcos → commander → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
Battle of Alarcos → opponentOf → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
Abd al-Mu’min → positionHeld → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
Abu Yaqub Yusuf → positionHeld → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
Abu Yaqub Yusuf → successor → Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaqub al-Mansur