Yusuf ibn Tashfin
Ruler of Almoravid Dynasty (r. 1061–1106)
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, TeShufin, (Arabic: يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي, romanized: Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn Naṣr al-Dīn ibn Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī, Berber languages: ⵢⵓⵙⴼ ⵓⵜⴰⵛⴼⵉⵏ; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He co-founded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas. In 1061 Yusuf ibn Tashfin took the title Amir al-Muslimin "Leader of the Muslims", recognizing the suzerainty of the Abbasid caliph as Amir al-Mu'minin "Leader of the Believers". He came to al-Andalus from the Maghreb upon the request of Andalusian Muslim taifas to fight against Alfonso VI of León, eventually achieving victory in Sagrajas. He eventually annexed the taifas and promoted an Islamic legal system in the region.
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