Yahya u-Ta'fuft

Leader of Doukkala in Morocco (died 1520) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yaḥya ū-Taʿfuft (Arabic: يحيى أوتعفوفت; died 1520)[1] was a Moroccan alcaide of the Doukkala region in the service of the King of Portugal.

Early life

u-Ta'fuft was from the village of Sarnu near Safi.[2] Portuguese sources at the time describe him as bárbaro (Berber) rather than alarve (Arab). His Berber origin is corroborated by his name u-Ta'fuft referring to the village of Tafuf or Tanfut which is a Berber toponym.[1]

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