al-Mustansir Yusuf al-Muwahhidi
Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Amir Ya'qub al-Mansur al-Muwahhidi, called al-Mustansir. He succeeded his father al-Nasir; he was a young man fond of his ease. At his death, because his uncle was of advanced age, the state gave its allegiance to his uncle Abd al-Wahid ibn Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu'min.
Reign · Almohad Caliphate · no. 5 in the chain · 1213–1224 CE
Ruled the caliphate
Events of the reign
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Ibn al-Abbar becomes the disciple of Abu al-Rabi' ibn Salim at Valencia, ~615/1218
Ibn al-Abbar grew up at Valencia in study circles, reading under a body of teachers he names in his Mu'jam; for more than twenty years he was the disciple of the most learned traditionist in Spain, Abu al-Rabi' ibn Salim, who persuaded him to complete the Sila of Ibn Bashkuwal — the seed of the Takmila.
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The great battle between the Tatars, the Qipchaq and the Russians, 620
In 620 the great battle took place between the Tatars and the Qipchaq and the Russians. The two hosts held their ground for days, then the Tatars prevailed and overpowered the others by the sword.
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Siege of Alcácer do Sal
Draft card for the Siege of Alcácer do Sal in 1217, the Portuguese-Crusader capture of the town from the Almohads; its sources are not yet checked on the page.