Ali ibn Yusuf
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Ali ibn Yusuf (died 26 January 1143) was the 5th Almoravid king he reigned 1106–1143.
in 1102. He succeeded his father upon his death in 1106. Ali ruled from Morocco and appointed his brother Tamin ibn Yusuf as governor of Al-Andalus
. Ali expanded his territories in the Iberian Peninsula
by capturing Zaragoza in 1110, but eventually lost it again to Alfonso I, King of Aragon, in 1118.
Cordoba rebelled against the Almoravids in 1121. Ali was succeeded by his son Tashfin ibn Ali
in 1143.
. He had at least two sons:
Biography
Ali was recognized as the heir of his father Yusuf ibn TashfinYusuf ibn Tashfin
Yusef ibn Tashfin also, Tashafin, or Teshufin; or Yusuf; was a king of the Almoravid empire, he founded the city of Marrakech and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Zallaqa....
in 1102. He succeeded his father upon his death in 1106. Ali ruled from Morocco and appointed his brother Tamin ibn Yusuf as governor of Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
. Ali expanded his territories in the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
by capturing Zaragoza in 1110, but eventually lost it again to Alfonso I, King of Aragon, in 1118.
Cordoba rebelled against the Almoravids in 1121. Ali was succeeded by his son Tashfin ibn Ali
Tashfin ibn Ali
Tashfin ibn Ali was the 6th Almoravid king, he reigned in 1143–1145.-Biography:Tashfin ibn Ali was appointed Governor of Granada and Almería in 1129, as well as of Córdoba in 1131, during the reign of his father Ali ibn Yusuf. He succeeded his father in 1143...
in 1143.
Family
Ali was the son of Yusuf ibn TashfinYusuf ibn Tashfin
Yusef ibn Tashfin also, Tashafin, or Teshufin; or Yusuf; was a king of the Almoravid empire, he founded the city of Marrakech and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Zallaqa....
. He had at least two sons:
- Tashfin ibn AliTashfin ibn AliTashfin ibn Ali was the 6th Almoravid king, he reigned in 1143–1145.-Biography:Tashfin ibn Ali was appointed Governor of Granada and Almería in 1129, as well as of Córdoba in 1131, during the reign of his father Ali ibn Yusuf. He succeeded his father in 1143...
, governor of Granada and Almeria in 1129 and Cordoba in 1131. Succeeded his father in 1143. - Ishaq ibn AliIshaq ibn AliIshaq ibn Ali was the eight and last Almoravid king who reigned shortly in 1147.Ibrahim was the uncle of his predecessor as emir, Ibrahim ibn Tashfin, and was killed after the conquest of Marrakech by the Almohads.-Sources:...
. Died in 1147.