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Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur

1160 - 1199

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Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf ibn Abd al-Muʾmin al-Manṣūr (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب بن يوسف بن عبد المؤمن المنصور; d. 23 January 1199), commonly known as Yaqub al-Mansur (يعقوب المنصور) or Moulay Yacoub (مولاي يعقوب), was the third Almohad caliph. Succeeding his father, al-Mansur reigned from 1184 to 1199. His reign was distinguished by the flourishing of trade, architecture, philosophy and the sciences, as well as by victorious military campaigns in which he was successful in repelling the tide of the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur is the 3,954th most popular politician (down from 3,362nd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 16th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Moroccan Politician.

Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur is most famous for his successful military campaigns.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ranks 3,954 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Ordoño II of León, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, and Richard III, Duke of Normandy. After him are Empress Genmei, Mojmir I of Moravia, Amha Selassie, Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Koca Sinan Pasha, and Aristobulus II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ranks 9. Before him are Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Muhammad of Ghor, Ali ibn al-Athir, Pérotin, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, and Hartmann von Aue. After him are Dulce of Aragon, Arnaud Amalric, Isaac the Blind, Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia, William of Champlitte, and Ma Yuan. Among people deceased in 1199, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ranks 4. Before him are Richard I of England, Minamoto no Yoritomo, and Stefan Nemanja. After him are Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Khaqani, Michael the Syrian, Geng Ding, Benedicta Hvide, and Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ranks 18 out of 264. Before him are Nathalie Delon (1941), Fatema Mernissi (1940), Serge Haroche (1944), Ibn Tumart (1097), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951). After him are Zeno of Verona (300), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Michel Galabru (1922), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), Tahar Ben Jelloun (1944), and Hassan I of Morocco (1836).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ranks 10. Before him are Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Mohammed V of Morocco (1909), Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646), Ibn Tumart (1097), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951). After him are Yusef of Morocco (1882), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631), and Yusuf II, Almohad caliph (1197).

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