Almohad infantry

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Almohad infantry were the core foot soldiers of the Almohad Caliphate’s armies in medieval North Africa and Iberia, known for their role in major conflicts of the Reconquista.

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Almohad Caliphate army 1
Almohad infantry canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of army
infantry
military unit type
activeIn Iberian Peninsula
North Africa
Al-Andalus
surface form: al-Andalus
allegiance Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
combatRole close combat
garrison duty
line infantry
siege warfare
commandLanguage Arabic
country Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
equipment bows
helmets
javelins
lamellar armor
mail armor
padded armor
shields
spears
swords
ethnicComposition Moors
surface form: Andalusian Muslims

Arabs
Berbers
historicalRegion North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
ideology Almohad dynasty
surface form: Almohad religious reform movement
militaryBranch land forces
opposedBy Iberian kingdoms
surface form: Christian kingdoms of Iberia

Kingdom of Aragon
Castile
surface form: Kingdom of Castile

Kingdom of Portugal
participatedIn Battle of Alarcos
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
Maghrebi campaigns
campaigns in al-Andalus
partOf Almohad infantry self-linksurface differs
surface form: Almohad Caliphate army
recruitment Moors
surface form: Andalusian Muslims

Berber tribes
Maghrebi populations
religion Islam
roleIn Almohad–Castilian wars
surface form: Almohad–Christian wars in Iberia

Reconquista
tactics combined arms with cavalry
defensive shield formations
dense infantry formations
use of missile troops in front ranks
timePeriod 12th century
13th century

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Almohad infantry partOf Almohad infantry self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Almohad Caliphate army