Almoravid dynasty

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Berber Muslim dynasty Sunni Muslim dynasty imperial power

The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber Muslim imperial power that emerged in North Africa in the 11th century and expanded to rule a vast realm including parts of the Maghreb and Islamic Spain (al-Andalus).

Aliases (1)

Almoravids ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Berber Muslim dynasty → Sunni Muslim dynasty → imperial power →
capital	Marrakesh →
continent	Africa →
countryToday	Algeria → Mauritania → Morocco → Portugal → Spain →
currency	gold dinar →
dynasticHouse	Almoravids →
endDate	1147 →
ethnicComposition	Berbers →
firstRuler	Yusuf ibn Tashfin →
foundedBy	Abdallah ibn Yasin → Yahya ibn Ibrahim →
foundedCity	Marrakesh →
foundedCityYear	1070 →
foundingYear	1040 →
governmentType	monarchy →
ideology	Maliki Sunnism →
knownFor	control of trans-Saharan trade routes → military expansion → religious reform →
language	Arabic → Berber languages →
legalSchool	Maliki →
notableBattle	Battle of Ourique → Battle of Sagrajas → Battle of Uclés (1108) →
notableEvent	intervention in al-Andalus against Christian kingdoms → unification of western Maghreb under Almoravid rule →
notableRuler	Ali ibn Yusuf → Yusuf ibn Tashfin →
originRegion	Sahara →
originTribe	Sanhaja →
overthrownBy	Almohads →
patronage	Maliki jurists →
predecessor	Taifa kingdoms of al-Andalus → Zenata petty kingdoms in Morocco →
region	Maghreb → al-Andalus →
religion	Sunni Islam →
religiousOrientation	orthodox Sunni →
startDate	c. 1040 →
successor	Almohad Caliphate →
territorialExtent	southern Iberian Peninsula → western Maghreb →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marrakesh → Meknes ("Almoravids") →	foundedBy
Almoravid dynasty ("Almoravids") →	dynasticHouse
Islamic world →	hasHistoricEmpire
al-Qarawiyyin Mosque →	laterPatronDynasty
Islamic Spain →	majorDynasty
Ghana Empire →	neighbor
Medina of Fez →	periodOfSignificantDevelopment
Almohad dynasty →	predecessor