Yusuf II, Almohad Caliph
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Yusuf II ( Yūsuf bin an-Nāṣir) was Caliph of Morocco from 1213 until his death. Son of the previous caliph, Muhammad an-Nasir
, Yusuf assumed the throne following his father's death, at the age of only sixteen years.
Yusuf followed his father in leaving Ifriqiya
in the hands of governor Abu Muhammad bin Abi Hafs, further contributing to its eventual breakaway under the Hafsid dynasty
. Yusuf was soon challenged for the control of the Maghreb
as well as Morocco itself by the growing power of the Marinid
dynasty. The sheikhs of Marrakesh attempted to invoke a clause allowing the selection of a new caliph, further contributing to the political instability.
Yusuf was succeeded by Abdul-Wahid I
following his death in 1224.
s in the first year of his reign:
Abu Sa`id bin Jam`i would also serve as vizier to Abdul-Wahid I.
Muhammad an-Nasir
Muhammad an-Nasir was the Almohad caliph from 1198 until his death.- Biography :...
, Yusuf assumed the throne following his father's death, at the age of only sixteen years.
Yusuf followed his father in leaving Ifriqiya
Ifriqiya
In medieval history, Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah was the area comprising the coastal regions of what are today western Libya, Tunisia, and eastern Algeria. This area included what had been the Roman province of Africa, whose name it inherited....
in the hands of governor Abu Muhammad bin Abi Hafs, further contributing to its eventual breakaway under the Hafsid dynasty
Hafsid dynasty
The Hafsids were a Berber dynasty ruling Ifriqiya from 1229 to 1574. Their territories were stretched from east of modern Algeria to west of modern Libya during their zenith.-History:...
. Yusuf was soon challenged for the control of the Maghreb
Maghreb
The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
as well as Morocco itself by the growing power of the Marinid
Marinid
The Marinid dynasty or Benemerine dynasty was a Zenata Berber dynasty of Morocco. The Marinid dynasty overtook the Almohads in controlling Morocco in 1244. They controlled most of the Maghreb from the mid-14th century to the 15th century and supported the Kingdom of Granada in Al-Andalus in the...
dynasty. The sheikhs of Marrakesh attempted to invoke a clause allowing the selection of a new caliph, further contributing to the political instability.
Yusuf was succeeded by Abdul-Wahid I
Abdul-Wahid I, Almohad Caliph
Abu Muhammad Abdul-Wahid I was Caliph of Morocco for less than a year in 1224. Soon after succeeding his father, the Almohad Caliph Yusuf II, to the throne, Abdul-Wahid I was strangled...
following his death in 1224.
Viziers
Yusuf had three vizierVizier
A vizier or in Arabic script ; ; sometimes spelled vazir, vizir, vasir, wazir, vesir, or vezir) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in a Muslim government....
s in the first year of his reign:
- Abu Sa`id bin Jam`i (1214) (also vizier to Muhammad an-Nasir)
- Abu Yahya al-Hizraji (1214) (أبو يحيى الهزرجي Abū Yaḥyá al-Hizrajī)
- Abu `Ali bin Ashrafi (1214) (أبو علي بن أشرفي Abū ‘Alī bin Ashrafī)
- Abu Sa`id bin Jam`i (again) (1214–1223)
Abu Sa`id bin Jam`i would also serve as vizier to Abdul-Wahid I.