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| '''Yusuf ibn Tashfin''' or '''Tashufin''' ( |
'''Yusuf ibn Tashfin''' or '''Tashufin''' (born circa 1006) (died in ]), was the ] ruler in ] and ]. | ||
| He took the title of ''amir al-muslimin'' (''commander of the muslims''). | He took the title of ''amir al-muslimin'' (''commander of the muslims''). | ||
| He was a cousin of ], the founder of the dynasty; he united the whole of the ]an dominions in ] to the Kingdom of Morocco (circa ]), after being called to Spain by the Emir of Seville. | |||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| E. A. Freeman, ''History and Conquests of the Saracens'', (Oxford, 1856) | |||
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin or Tashufin (born circa 1006) (died in 1106), was the Almoravid ruler in Muslim Spain and North Africa.
He took the title of amir al-muslimin (commander of the muslims).
He was a cousin of Abu-Bekr, the founder of the dynasty; he united the whole of the Mohammedan dominions in Spain to the Kingdom of Morocco (circa 1090), after being called to Spain by the Emir of Seville.
Bibliography
E. A. Freeman, History and Conquests of the Saracens, (Oxford, 1856)
| Preceded byAbu-Bakr Ibn-Umar | Almoravid 1061–1106 |
Succeeded byAli ibn Yusuf |
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