Almohad dynasty

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Berber Muslim dynasty Islamic empire caliphate

The Almohad dynasty was a powerful 12th–13th century Berber Muslim empire that ruled much of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, known for its religious reformism and monumental architecture.

Aliases (5)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Berber Muslim dynasty → Islamic empire → caliphate →
architecturalStyle	Almohad architecture →
capital	Marrakesh → Seville →
continent	Africa → Europe →
country	Morocco →
endTime	1269 → 13th century →
ethnicGroup	Berbers →
foundedBy	Abd al-Mu’min → Ibn Tumart →
governmentType	theocratic monarchy →
ideology	Tawhid (doctrine of divine unity) →
knownFor	monumental architecture → religious reformism → rule over al-Andalus → unification of the Maghreb →
language	Arabic → Berber languages →
notableBuilding	Giralda of Seville → Hassan Tower → Koutoubia Mosque → Tinmal Mosque →
notableEvent	Battle of Alarcos → Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa →
notableFigure	Ibn Rushd (Averroes) → Ibn Tufayl →
notableRuler	Abd al-Mu’min → Abu Yaqub Yusuf → Yaqub al-Mansur →
officialTitle	Caliph →
predecessor	Almoravid dynasty →
religion	Islam → Sunni Islam →
religiousOrientation	reformist →
religiousPolicy	enforcement of doctrinal conformity → persecution of non-Muslims → strict monotheism →
startTime	12th century → c. 1121 →
successor	Hafsid dynasty → Marinid dynasty → Nasrid dynasty →
territory	Algeria → Libya (parts) → Maghreb → Morocco → Portugal (parts) → Spain (parts) → Tunisia → al-Andalus →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ibn Jubayr ("Almohad Caliphate") → Maimonides ("Almohad Caliphate") →	citizenship
Kingdom of Granada ("Almohad Caliphate") → Marinid dynasty ("Almohad Caliphate") →	predecessor
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ("Almohad Caliphate") →	belligerent
Maimonides ("Almohad Caliphate") →	birthPlace
Hassan Tower ("Almohad Caliphate") →	builtByDynasty
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ("Almohad Caliphate") →	countryAtTime
Averroes ("Almohad Caliphate") →	countryOfCitizenship
taifa kingdoms ("Almohad rule in al-Andalus") →	followedBy
Rabat →	foundedBy
Islamic Caliphates ("Almohad Caliphate") →	hasComponent
Middle East and North Africa ("Almohad Caliphate") →	hasHistoricalCivilization
Islamic world ("Almohad Caliphate") →	hasHistoricEmpire
Rabat ("Almohad period") →	historicalPeriodOfGrowth
Seville ("Almohad Caliphate") →	historicalRuler
al-Qarawiyyin Mosque →	laterPatronDynasty
Islamic Spain →	majorDynasty
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ("Almohad Caliphate") →	opponent
Almoravid dynasty ("Almohads") →	overthrownBy
Medina of Fez →	periodOfSignificantDevelopment
Averroes ("Almohad Caliphate") →	placeOfDeath
Druze ("al-Muwahhidun") →	selfDesignation
Almoravid dynasty ("Almohad Caliphate") →	successor