Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr

أبو يعقوب يوسف بن يعقوب المريني (Known as "Abu Yaqub Yusuf")

Marinid Sultan, Conqueror of Marrakech, Builder of al-Mansurah

Born c. 1245

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away May 13, 1307 Al-Mansurah (Tlemcen encampment), Algeria

Lifespan ~62 years old

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"We built a city of stone to conquer another of clay, yet mortality overtook the architect."

Archival Overview

Powerful Marinid Sultan (1286–1307) who captured Marrakech, mounted campaigns in al-Andalus, and conducted the epic eight-year siege of Tlemcen, constructing the fortified siege city of al-Mansurah.

Biographical Record

Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr was the son of Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub. A ruler of immense ambition, he consolidated internal order across Morocco before focusing his power eastward. In 1299, he laid siege to the Zayyanid capital of Tlemcen, an encirclement that lasted an unprecedented eight years.

Outside Tlemcen's walls, Abu Yaqub built a complete royal city named al-Mansurah, equipped with palaces, mosques, baths, and mints. In May 1307, on the verge of taking Tlemcen, he was fatally stabbed in his imperial tent by an assassin, abruptly halting the siege.

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Final Resting Place

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Chellah Royal Necropolis
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0075, -6.8205                    

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