Lamtuna
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The Lamtuna are a nomadic Berber tribe belonging to the Iẓnagen / Sanhaja confederation, who traditionally inhabited areas from Sous to Adrar Plateau. During the Almoravid period, many Lamtunas emigra
The location of the Lamtuna tribe in the 11th century
Yusuf ibn Tashfin
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Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas.
Lamtuna
…in 1059 Almoravid leadership was assumed by the chief of the Lamtuna, Abu Bakr ibn Umar, who fought against rebels in Mauritania in 1060. His cousin, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, continued to lead the Almoravids in southern Morocco and it was under his leadership that most of the Maghreb and Al-Andalus was conquered. While the…
Gold dinar issued under Yusuf ibn Tashfin