Tags: Monarch.

Abu Ya`qub Yusuf or Yusuf I (Arabic: أبو يعقوب يوسف‎ Abū Ya‘qūb Yūsuf; 1135 – 14 October 1184) was the second Almohad Amir or caliph. He reigned from 1163 until 1184 in Marrakech. He had the Giralda in Seville built as well as Koutoubia in Marrakech and Hassan Tower in Rabat.

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active years end year
1184-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1163-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1135-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Tinmel
death date
1184-07-29
death place
Santarém Portugal
parent
Abd al-Mu'min
place of burial
Tinmel
predecessor
Abd al-Mu'min
successor
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
title
Sultan of Morocco

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