Yahya u-Ta'fuft

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Francisco 2024, p. 231
  2. ↑ Cornell 1990, p. 386

Sources

  • Racine, Matthew T. (2001). "Service and Honor in Sixteenth-Century Portuguese North Africa: Yahya-u-Taʿfuft and Portuguese Noble Culture". The Sixteenth Century Journal. 32 (1): 67–90. doi:10.2307/2671395. ISSN 0361-0160.
  • Cornell, Vincent J. (1990). "Socioeconomic Dimensions of Reconquista and Jihad in Morocco: Portuguese Dukkala and the Sadid Sus, 1450-1557". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 22 (4): 379–418. ISSN 0020-7438.
  • Francisco, Felipe Benjamin (2024-05-07). "Some Moroccan Dialectal Features on a Letter by Yaḥya u-Taʕfuft (16th Century)". In Ramos, Carmen Berlinches; Guerrero, Jairo; Fernández, Montserrat Benítez (eds.). AIDA Granada: A Pomegranate of Arabic Varieties. Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. pp. 229–243. ISBN 978-84-1340-829-3.
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