- The
Almoravid dynasty (Arabic: المرابطون, romanized: Al-Murābiṭūn, lit. 'those from the ribats') was a
Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory...
- (756–929), the
Caliphate of Córdoba (929–1031), the
Taifas (11th century),
Almoravid rule (1085–1145),
Almohad rule (1147–1238), and the
Emirate of Granada...
- 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...
- 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
Qubba al-Ba'diyyin or
Qubba al-Barudiyyin, is a
small monument in Marrakesh, Morocco...
-
Almoravid architecture corresponds to a
period from the 11th to 12th
centuries when the
Almoravids ruled over the
western Maghreb (present-day Morocco...
- The
Almoravid northern Expeditions was a
series of
raids led by
Muhammad ibn al-Hajj, the
governor of
Zaragoza against the
Kingdom of
Aragon and Catalonia...
- 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...
-
Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min
right after he
conquered Marrakesh from the
Almoravids. A
second version of the
mosque was
entirely rebuilt by Abd al-Mu'min...
-
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...
