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Yusuf II, Almohad caliph

1197 - 1224

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Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Mustanṣir (also known as Yusuf II, c. 1203 – 1224) (Arabic: يوسف بن الناصر Yūsuf bin an-Nāṣir) was Caliph of the Almohads from 1213 until his death. Son of the previous caliph, Muhammad al-Nasir, the ten-year-old Yusuf was unexpectedly appointed heir by his father on his deathbed. He was confirmed as Almohad Caliph in election by the Almohad sheikhs after his father's death, and took up the caliphal title "al-Mustansir bi-Llah" ("he who seeks the aid of God"). Yusuf's mother was a Christian slave Qamar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yusuf II, Almohad caliph is the 6,121st most popular politician (up from 7,663rd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 48th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Moroccan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph ranks 6,121 out of 19,576. Before him are Carl Adolph Agardh, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Labarna I, Shapour Bakhtiar, Kondō Isami, and Khendjer. After him are Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Milan Babić, Iveta Radičová, Arnold Gehlen, Attalus, and Emperor Daigo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1197, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph ranks 7. Before him are Aybak, Ibn al-Baitar, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, Yolanda of Courtenay, Emperor Juntoku, and Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy. After him are Mafalda of Portugal, Al-Shadhili, Agnes of Assisi, Richard of Chichester, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Gonzalo de Berceo. Among people deceased in 1224, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Ningzong. After him are Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, Abd al-Wahid I, Hōjō Yoshitoki, and Xia Gui.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph ranks 30 out of 264. Before him are Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), Frida Boccara (1940), Anne-Marie David (1952), Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631), and Daniel Pennac (1944). After him are Dominique de Villepin (1953), Larbi Benbarek (1914), Aziz Akhannouch (1961), Mehdi Ben Barka (1920), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), and Sayyida al Hurra (1485).

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Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph ranks 16. Before him are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), Hassan I of Morocco (1836), Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878), and Al-Rashid of Morocco (1631). After him are Dominique de Villepin (1953), Aziz Akhannouch (1961), Mehdi Ben Barka (1920), Abd al-Hafid of Morocco (1875), Sayyida al Hurra (1485), and Mohammed ben Abdallah (1710).

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