Ishaq ibn Ali
Ishaq ibn Ali ( Arabic إسحاق بن علي, DMG Isḥāq b. ʿAlī ; † April 1147 in Marrakech ) was the last ruler of the Almoravid dynasty from 1146 until his assassination .
After the death of Tashfin ibn Ali (ruled 1142–1146), his son Ibrahim succeeded him to the throne, but was deposed in the same year. The rule then fell to his uncle, Tashfin's brother Ishaq ibn Ali, who was still a child at the time and was unable to stop the fall of the Almoravid Empire: In 1146, after a nine-month siege , the Almohads took Fez and thus gained control over northern Morocco . When the capital Marrakech was conquered in 1147, the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mumin eliminated the Almoravid dynasty by killing Ishaq. The Almoravid rule came to an end in al-Andalus in 1148.
literature
- Arnold Hottinger : The Moors. Arabic culture in Spain. Fink, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7705-3075-6 .
- Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim ibn Tashfin | Almoravid ruler 1146–1147 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ishaq ibn Ali |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | إسحاق بن علي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Almoravid ruler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1147 |
| Place of death | Marrakech |