Ali ibn Yusuf

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Ali ibn Yusuf was a prominent 12th-century Almoravid ruler who expanded and consolidated the dynasty’s power across North Africa and al-Andalus.

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Ali ibn Yusuf canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Almoravid ruler ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ
emir ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
birthCentury 11th century ⓘ
built city walls of Marrakesh ⓘ
fortifications in Marrakesh ⓘ
capital Marrakesh ⓘ
conflictWith Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Iberian kingdoms

Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of León ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
consolidatedPowerIn Almoravid Empire ⓘ
linked to: Almoravid dynasty
deathDate 1143 ⓘ
deathPlace Marrakesh ⓘ
dynasty Almoravid dynasty ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Berber ⓘ
linked to: Berbers
expandedPowerIn North Africa ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
familyName ibn Yusuf ⓘ
linked to: ibn Yūsuf
father Yusuf ibn Tashfin ⓘ
givenName Ali ⓘ
governmentType Islamic monarchy ⓘ
knownFor consolidation of Almoravid territories ⓘ
defense of al-Andalus against Christian advances ⓘ
expansion of Almoravid rule ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
motherTongue Berber language ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Ourique ⓘ
patronOf Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ
positionHeld Almoravid emir of al-Andalus ⓘ
Almoravid emir of the Maghreb ⓘ
predecessor Yusuf ibn Tashfin ⓘ
reignEnd 1143 ⓘ
reignStart 1106 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
ruledRegion Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa

North Africa ⓘ
al-Andalus ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
succeededBy Ishaq ibn Ali in Marrakesh ⓘ
Tashfin ibn Ali in the Maghreb ⓘ
successor Tashfin ibn Ali ⓘ
supported Maliki ulema ⓘ
title amir al-muslimin ⓘ
tribalAffiliation Sanhaja ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Almoravid dynasty → notableRuler → Ali ibn Yusuf ⓘ
Ali → hasGivenNameBearer → Ali ibn Yusuf ⓘ
Yusuf ibn Tashfin → successor → Ali ibn Yusuf ⓘ