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Yusuf ibn Tashfin

1009 - 1106

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Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, (Arabic: يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي, romanized: Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn Naṣr al-Dīn ibn Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yusuf ibn Tashfin has received more than 400,505 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Yusuf ibn Tashfin is the 2,027th most popular politician (up from 2,619th in 2019), the most popular biography from Niger and the most popular Nigerien Politician.

Yusuf ibn Tashfin was a Berber Muslim leader who conquered the region of Al-Andalus (modern day Spain) in 1085. He was the first ruler of the independent taifa of Granada.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yusuf ibn Tashfin ranks 2,027 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert, King of Sweden, Frederick the Fair, Muhammad bin Saud, Luís I of Portugal, Amenemhat I, and Tariq Aziz. After him are Al-Amin, Stefan Milutin, Ivan I of Moscow, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Beyhan Sultan, and Mara Branković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1009, Yusuf ibn Tashfin ranks 1. After him are Peter Delyan, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Adela of France, Al-Sarakhsi, Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, George the Hagiorite, Ali Hujwiri, and García Sánchez of Castile. Among people deceased in 1106, Yusuf ibn Tashfin ranks 2. Before him is Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Nestor the Chronicler, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, Benno, Minamoto no Yoshiie, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Yusuf ibn Tashfin ranks 1 out of 26. After him are Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Hamani Diori (1916), Ali Saibou (1940), Seyni Kountché (1931), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Yusuf ibn Tashfin ranks 1. After him are Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Hamani Diori (1916), Ali Saibou (1940), Seyni Kountché (1931), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949).

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