RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ishaq ibn Ali

1200 - 1147

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Ishaq ibn Ali (Arabic: إسحق بن علي) (died April 1147) was the 8th and last Almoravid Emir who reigned shortly in 1147. Ishaq was the uncle of his predecessor as emir, Ibrahim ibn Tashfin, and was killed after the conquest of Marrakech by the Almohads. Due to repeated attacks by the Almohads, Ishaq ibn Ali had to flee to the Atlas Mountains where he took refuge in the High Atlas. After the situation calmed down, he returned to Marrakesh taking control once again however, the Almohads conquered the city, killing both Ibrahim and Ishaq and establishing the Almohad Caliphate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ishaq ibn Ali is the 1,995th most popular religious figure (down from 1,752nd in 2019). (down from 2,064th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Ishaq ibn Ali ranks 1,995 out of 3,187. Before him are Diodorus of Tarsus, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, Émilie de Villeneuve, Anthony of Kiev, and Edward Cassidy. After him are Patriarch Job of Moscow, Giovanni Colombo, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Theodor Innitzer, and Stanislaus Hosius.

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Among people born in 1200, Ishaq ibn Ali ranks 48. Before him are Gilbert Horal, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Tashfin ibn Ali, Richard de Bures, Ulrich von Liechtenstein, and Birger Brosa. After him are Abd al-Wahid II, Pribislav of Mecklenburg, Irene Laskarina, Caupo of Turaida, Bretislav III, and Arsenios Autoreianos. Among people deceased in 1147, Ishaq ibn Ali ranks 5. Before him are Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Robert de Craon, Khabul Khan, and Igor II of Kiev. After him are Ibrahim ibn Tashfin, and Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester.

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