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Abu Yaqub Yusuf

Abu Ya'qub Yusuf (Ab qub Yusuf ibn ago Abd al-mu min, Arabic : ), died about 1184. It is the second caliph Almohad. He reigned in Marrakech. Reinforced History

Originally founded on religious ideology Almohad dynasty became a hereditary dynasty in favor of the family of `Abd al-Mu'min. The viziers are usually sheikhs Hafsids , sparing some sort of power sharing between the two groups Berber.

From Abu Ya'qub, it is impossible to separate the Spain 's North African or rather the Maghreb to Spain, which becomes the site of predilection of the caliph. The son of Abd al-Mumin has rejected any Puritanism. He likes most in Seville, the capital of pleasure, as Cordoba, the city intellective. Yet he is not averse culture. It amazes Ibn Rouchdi at their first interview, by his philosophical and delights tudition trade Ibn Tofail point, says a disciple of the master, "to remain at the palace with him for days and nights without seeming " References

  1. Charles-Andre Julien, History of North Africa. Origins to 1830, ed. Payot, Paris, 1966, p. 121

Sources

  • Charles-Andre Julien , History of North Africa from its origins to 1830, original edition 1931, reprint Payot, Paris, 1994

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