محمد الناصر بن المنصور الموحدي

محمد الناصر بن المنصور الموحدي

c. January 1214 CE · Sha'ban 610 AH

The Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nasir b. al-Mansur; fought Ibn Ghaniya in Ifriqiya, received Mahdiyya 603, marched to Seville 609 and was broken at al-Uqab at the end of Safar, dying at Marrakesh months later 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Maghreb · al-Andalus & Europe
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Overview

Muhammad al-Nasir, caliph of the Almohads, son of Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur. 2

His rule

Ibn Khaldun says that the revolutionaries of the Maghrib and the people of the Adwa corresponded with him, and he consolidated their governorships. He then fought Ibn Ghaniya in Ifriqiya, took Mahdiyya in 603 AH, and appointed over it Abu Muhammad ibn al-Shaykh Abi Hafs. 2

His last years

He left Marrakesh for Seville in 609 AH, prepared for the raid, and the Muslims were routed at the Battle of al-'Uqab in late Safar of that year. He died on his way back to Marrakesh in Sha'ban 610 AH. 2

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Child of
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
Participated in
The battle of al-Uqab· al-Mahdiyya revolts from Yaqub to his son Muhammad

People and things also explored

The battle of al-Uqab· al-Mahdiyya revolts from Yaqub to his son Muhammad

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p. 1681-1682
  2. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1681-1682
  • Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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The battle of al-Uqab

The battle of al-Uqab (Las Navas de Tolosa): the Almohad caliph al-Nasir marched to Seville in 609 and the Muslims were broken late Safar in the rout the sources call a day of ordeal and sifting; he died months later at Marrakesh.