At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Identifiers
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Life in time
Overview
Al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul, the third of the Rasulid kings in Yemen. He was the son of al-Mansur Umar and ruler of the Rasulid state. 1
His rule
He took up the command after his father was killed in 648 AH. Ibn Khaldun describes him as just and benevolent. 1
When the Turkish kings of Egypt became independent with power, he imposed a tribute on himself to them, and continued to placate them with it. 1
The early part of his reign was taken up with the fortress of al-Damluwa, and with the revolt of Ahmad al-Muwatti' the Zaydi, who held twenty fortresses and Safad. 1
His death
He remained governor of Yemen until he died suddenly in 694 AH, after forty-six years of rule. The Gregorian conversion (1295 CE) is derived. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Rasulid dynasty· al-Malik al-Ashraf Mumahhid al-Din Umar ibn Yusuf· al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad Dawud ibn Yusuf· Ali ibn Rasul al-Turkmani· al-Malik al-Mansur Umar ibn Ali ibn Rasul· al-Mutawakkil Ahmad ibn al-Husayn "al-Mu'ti"
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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