- The
Almoravid dynasty (Arabic: المرابطون, romanized: Al-Murābiṭūn, lit. 'those from the ribats') was a
Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory...
- Abd al-Mu'min (r. 1130–1163), they
succeeded in
overthrowing the
ruling Almoravid dynasty governing the
western Maghreb in 1147, when he
conquered Marrakesh...
- The
Almoravid dinar (Arabic: الدينار المرابطي) was a gold
dinar coin
minted under the
Almoravid dynasty in the
Maghreb and
Iberia (al-Andalus). The mints...
- heir to the throne. Many
Almoravid princes and
monarchs are
known to have
Christian (European)
slave mothers. The
Almoravid Royal Harem had many examples...
- The
Almoravid Qubba (Arabic: القبة المرابطية), also
known as the
Qubbat al-Ba'diyyin or
Qubbat al-Barudiyyin, is a
small monument in Marrakesh, Morocco...
-
Caliphate of Córdoba (929–1031); the
first taifa kingdoms (1009–1110); the
Almoravid Empire (1085–1145); the
second taifa period (1140–1203); the
Almohad Caliphate...
- of al-Andalus history. The
taifas were
eventually incorporated by the
Almoravid dynasty in the late 11th
century and, on its collapse, many
taifas re-appeared...
-
Almoravid architecture corresponds to a
period from the 11th to 12th
centuries when the
Almoravids ruled over the
western Maghreb (present-day Morocco...
- and a
branch of the
Almoravids.
Their first leader,
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Yusuf, a son of Ali ibn
Yusuf al-M****ufi and the
Almoravid Princess Ghaniya, was...
- the
Almoravids. He
gradually increased his
control over Valencia; the
Islamic ruler,
Yahya al-Qadir,
became his
tributary in 1092. When the
Almoravids instigated...
