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Abu Yaqub Yusuf I
Abu Yaqub Yusuf I was the second caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, son and successor of Abd al-Mu'min. He consolidated Almohad rule in the Maghreb and al-Andalus and was a patron of learning, supporting philosophers such as Ibn Tufayl and Ibn Rushd (Averroes). He also sponsored building works in Seville, and he died in 1184 during a campaign in Portugal.
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