The Almoravid dynasty (Arabic: المرابطون, romanized: Al-Murābiṭūn, lit. 'those from the ribats') was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory...

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...

al-Mu'min (r. 1130–1163), they succeeded in overthrowing the ruling Almoravid dynasty governing Morocco in 1147, when he conquered Marrakesh and declared...

from 1144 to 1145, when it became part of the Taifa of Badajoz. The Almoravid dynasty lasted from 1040 to 1147. During some of that time it ruled over what...

has been used. The present King of Morocco is Mohammed VI of the Alawi dynasty, since 23 July 1999. Muhammad ibn Ali Idrisi-Joutey (1465–1471) Muhammad...

maintaining or rebuilding the Zawiya of Idris II in the city. The Almoravid dynasty (c.1060–1147) originated among the Lamtuna nomadic Berber tribe belonging...

was held by Berber dynasties such as the Almoravid dynasty, Almohad Caliphate, Zayyanid dynasty, Marinid Sultanate and Hafsid dynasty. Under Buluggin ibn...

the Almoravid dynasty in the early 12th century. It is notable for its extraordinary decoration and for being one of the only remnants of Almoravid architecture...

ruling from 788 to 985. The dynasty is named after its first sultan Idris I. The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber dynasty from the Sahara flourished over...

founded circa 1070 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar as the capital of the Almoravid dynasty. The Almoravids established the first major structures in the city and shaped...

From the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in 698 through the reign Almoravid dynasty in the 11th and 12th centuries, the region experienced a period of...

cultural environment during the rule of the Almoravid dynasty.[relevant?] The rise and fall of the Almoravids is sometimes seen as an expression of Ibn...

Hammadids, the dynasty had a brief revival in 1184, when 'Ali ibn Ghaniya—a member of the Banu Ghaniya branch of the Almoravid dynasty, which had established...

traders converted to Islam. It reached its peak under the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. Muslims in China have managed to practice their faith in China, sometimes...

muqarnas domes dating from the twelfth century. The earliest may be an Almoravid restoration between 1135 and 1140 of a series of stucco muqarnas domes...

Almoravid dynasty organized naval forces. With the Almohad dynasty taking over most of northern Africa, together with Al-Andalus, the Almohad dynasty...

Banu Hud stubbornly resisted the Almoravid dynasty and ruled until they were eventually defeated by the Almoravids in May 1110. The last sultan of the...

the capital city for: the Almoravid dynasty, from 1071 to 1147; the Almohad dynasty, from 1147 to 1244; the Saadi dynasty, as princes of Tagmadert from...

period ended when a Berber dynasty—the Moroccan Almoravids—took over al-Andalus; they were succeeded by the Almohad dynasty of Morocco, during which time...

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...

a regional power in the 11th and 12th centuries, under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, when it controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb...

tradition in historiography maintains that Ghana was conquered by the Almoravid dynasty in 1076–77, but this interpretation has been sharply questioned by...

the Almoravid dynasty against the Christian army in the Battle of Sagrajas (1086), which occurred not far from Badajoz. However, after the Almoravid victory...

Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in...

himself the Mahdi (divinely guided one) and that he was opposed to the Almoravid dynasty. After this pronouncement, the group moved to the Atlas Mountains...

chieftain Yusuf ibn Tashfin, leader of the Almoravids.[citation needed] Taifas reemerged when the Almoravid dynasty collapsed in the 1140s, and again when...

Zirid dynasty (972–1148) Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147; Maghreb, Spain) Almohad dynasty (1121–1269) Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1254) Hafsid dynasty (1229–1574)...

Almoravid territories in North Africa and al-Andalus. The Almohad movement, initiated by Ibn Tumart, sought to overthrow the ruling Almoravid dynasty...

Coimbra). The Abbadid dynasty of Seville conquered parts of their territory. In 1094, the kingdom was annexed by the Almoravid dynasty. Badajoz was taken...

times. However, it remained independent until the arrival of the Almoravid dynasty, except for a short period of Valencian occupation. The governor sent...