# Abu Bakr ibn Umar - Amir of the southern (Saharan) branch

URL: https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/abu-bakr-ibn-umar-1056
Reign: 1056 – 1087
Number in the list: 9
Dynasty: Almoravids
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almoravid_dynasty

Died in Tagant in November 1087 (Wikipedia). Start year approximate; no reign dates in the article. Almoravid emirs ruled from Marrakesh after the 1060s; only the first generation was from Mauritanian territory.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Yahya ibn Umar](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/yahya-ibn-umar-1048)
- Next in list: [King Tunka Manin](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/tunka-manin-1063)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1056 - [Battle of Tabfarilla](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1056-battle-of-tabfarilla)
- 1059 - [Death of Abdallah ibn Yasin](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1059-death-of-abdallah-ibn-yasin)
- 1068 - [Al-Bakri completes the Book of Roads and Kingdoms](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1068-al-bakri-completes-the-book-of-roads-and-kingdoms)
- 1070 - [Foundation of Marrakesh](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1070-foundation-of-marrakesh)
- 1076 - [Almoravid campaign against Ghana](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1076-almoravid-campaign-against-ghana)
- 1086 - [Almoravid Spain and the victory at Sagrajas](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1086-almoravid-spain-and-the-victory-at-sagrajas)
- 1087 - [Death of Abu Bakr ibn Umar](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1087-death-of-abu-bakr-ibn-umar)