At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Al-Ashraf Mumahhid al-Din Umar ibn al-Muzaffar Yusuf, the fourth ruler of the Rasulids in Yemen. 1
His rule
He succeeded his father in 694 AH. His brother Dawud was governor of al-Shihr, and he called himself ruler and disputed the affair with him. Al-Ashraf sent his armies, who defeated him and imprisoned him. 1
His death
He continued in his rule until his concubine poisoned him, and he died in 696 AH, twenty months after he took power. 1
Notes
- The only source is Ibn Khaldun's "al-Ibar", p. 1527 according to the entity's data. The conversion of the date is derived.
Connections
- Child of
- al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar
- Ruler of
- Rasulid dynasty
- Sibling of
- al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dawud ibn Yusuf
People and things also explored
al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dawud ibn Yusuf· al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar· Rasulid dynasty· al-Malik al-Mansur Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul· Ali ibn Rasul al-Turkmani
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Malik al-Ashraf Mumahhid al-Din Umar ibn Yusuf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ashraf-umar-rasulid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.