Born into the midst of of war and ambition, Yusuf ibn Tashfin rose to become the formidable Almoravid Sultan. His reign, which spanned from 1086 to 1106 CE, was a period marked by both military conquest. From his base in Morocco, he forged a powerful empire that stretched across North Africa and into the Iberian Peninsula. Yusuf ibn Tashfin's legac