Abu Yaqub Yusuf

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12th-century monarch Almohad caliph Muslim ruler historical figure

Abu Yaqub Yusuf was a 12th-century Almohad caliph who significantly expanded and consolidated the empire in the Maghreb and al-Andalus while promoting philosophy, science, and architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Abu Yaqub Yusuf canonical 6
Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century monarch ⓘ
Almohad caliph ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
birthPlace Marrakesh ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Marrakesh ⓘ
commissioned architectural projects in Marrakesh ⓘ
philosophical commentaries on Aristotle ⓘ
countryRuled Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
culture Berbers ⓘ
surface form: Berber
dateOfBirth circa 1135 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1184 ⓘ
deathPlace near Santarem ⓘ
endOfReign 1184 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
expandedTerritoryIn North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

Andalusia ⓘ
surface form: al-Andalus
father Abd al-Mu’min ⓘ
givenName Yusuf ⓘ
governmentForm Caliphate ⓘ
knownFor consolidation of Almohad rule ⓘ
military campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of philosophy ⓘ
patronage of science ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mannerOfDeath died of wounds in battle ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Almohad dynasty ⓘ
notableBattle siege of Santarem ⓘ
patronOf Averroes ⓘ
Ibn Tufayl ⓘ
placeOfBirth Marrakesh ⓘ
placeOfDeath Santarem region ⓘ
positionHeld Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form: Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate
predecessor Abd al-Mu’min ⓘ
regionRuled North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

Andalusia ⓘ
surface form: al-Andalus
regnalName Abu Yaqub Yusuf self-link ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
startOfReign 1163 ⓘ
strengthenedControlOver Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form: Cordoba

Granada ⓘ
Seville ⓘ
successor Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form: Yaqub al-Mansur
supportedField Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
title Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Almohad dynasty → notableRuler → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Fes el-Jdid → foundedBy → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub
Ibn Tufayl → advisorTo → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → predecessor → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → father → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Abd al-Mu’min → successor → Abu Yaqub Yusuf ⓘ
Abu Yaqub Yusuf → regnalName → Abu Yaqub Yusuf self-link ⓘ