Yaqub, Almohad Caliph
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Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (c. 1160 - January 23, 1199), was the third Almohad caliph and he resigned from 1184 until 1199. He died in Marrakech, Morocco.
Al-Mansur succeeded his father Abu Ya'qub Yusuf. In battle of Alarcos, on July 18, 1195, he defeated Castilian King Alfonso VIII. After victory, he took the title al-Mansur Billah (Made Victorious by God).
| Preceded by: Abu Ya'qub Yusuf | Almohad dynasty 1184–1199 | Succeeded by: Muhammad an-Nasir |
