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Abu Yaqub Yusuf

1138 - 1184

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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 Marrakesh. He was responsible for the construction of the Giralda in Seville, which was part of a new grand mosque. He was a keen student of philosophy and patron of Averroes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Yaqub Yusuf is the 4,673rd most popular politician (down from 3,732nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Morocco (down from 19th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Moroccan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Yaqub Yusuf ranks 4,673 out of 19,576. Before him are Conrad, Duke of Lorraine, Jovan Vladimir, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Theodore I Palaiologos, and Emílio Garrastazu Médici. After him are Verres, Leo Kanner, Hethum I, King of Armenia, Gülbahar Hatun, Emperor Bidatsu, and Emperor Sutoku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1138, Abu Yaqub Yusuf ranks 4. Before him are Saladin, Maimonides, and Tancred, King of Sicily. After him are Casimir II the Just, Hōjō Tokimasa, Giraut de Bornelh, and Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1184, Abu Yaqub Yusuf ranks 4. Before him are Magnus V of Norway, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, and Agnes of Antioch. After him are George III of Georgia, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Arnold of Torroja, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, Heinrich von Veldeke, and Bénézet.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Abu Yaqub Yusuf ranks 22 out of 264. Before him are Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Zeno of Verona (300), Yusef of Morocco (1882), and Michel Galabru (1922). After him are Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), Frida Boccara (1940), Anne-Marie David (1952), and Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Abu Yaqub Yusuf ranks 12. Before him are Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), Ibn Tumart (1097), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), and Yusef of Morocco (1882). After him are Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631), Yusuf II, Almohad caliph (1197), Dominique de Villepin (1953), and Aziz Akhannouch (1961).

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