Yusuf ibn Tashfin: Founder of Marrakesh, Savior of Al-Andalus

In the 11th century, a warrior from the Sahara built one of the most powerful empires in Islamic history. This is the story of Yusuf ibn Tashfin — founder of the Almoravid dynasty, builder of Marrakesh, and the general whose victory at the Battle of Sagrajas (Zallaqa) halted the Christian reconquest of Spain and reshaped the destiny of Al-Andalus. From his rise among the Sanhaja Berber tribes of the Sahara to his command over an empire stretching from Ghana to the Iberian Peninsula, discover how one man's faith, ambition, and military genius changed the course of medieval history.