Almoravid dynasty

E73463

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).

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Almoravid dynasty canonical	30
Almoravid Empire	6
Almoravids	4
Almoravid movement	2
Almoravid Empire in eastern al-Andalus	1
Almoravid dynasty (Berber dynasty)	1
Almoravid dynasty in Iberia	1
Almoravid dynasty in al-Andalus	1
Almoravid period	1
Almoravid rule in Granada	1
Almoravid rule in eastern al-Andalus	1
Muslim forces of the Almoravid dynasty	1

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	Almoravid dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 school ⓘ surface form: 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 Desert ⓘ surface form: Sahara
originTribe	Sanhaja ⓘ
overthrownBy	Almohad dynasty ⓘ surface form: Almohads
patronage	Maliki jurists ⓘ
predecessor	taifa kingdoms ⓘ surface form: Taifa kingdoms of al-Andalus Zenata petty kingdoms in Morocco ⓘ
region	North Africa ⓘ surface form: Maghreb Islamic Spain ⓘ surface form: al-Andalus
religion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousOrientation	orthodox Sunni ⓘ
startDate	c. 1040 ⓘ
successor	Almohad dynasty ⓘ surface form: Almohad Caliphate
territorialExtent	southern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ North Africa ⓘ surface form: western Maghreb

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic Spain → majorDynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Islamic world → hasHistoricEmpire → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Marrakesh → foundedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Meknes → foundedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravids

Medina of Fez → periodOfSignificantDevelopment → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Almohad dynasty → predecessor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Ghana Empire → neighbor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Almoravid dynasty → dynasticHouse → Almoravid dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravids

al-Qarawiyyin Mosque → laterPatronDynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Iberian kingdoms → hasPart → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid dynasty in Iberia

Taifa of Valencia → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire in eastern al-Andalus

Amazigh → hasNotableEmpire → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid dynasty (Berber dynasty)

Islamic West → majorDynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravids

Ibn Tumart → preachedAgainst → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

medieval Spain → hasMuslimState → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid dynasty in al-Andalus

Taifa of Seville → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Seville → conqueredBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Djamaa el Kebir → foundedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Ali ibn Yusuf → dynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Ali ibn Yusuf → consolidatedPowerIn → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Taifa of Málaga → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Málaga → rulingDynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Abdallah ibn Yasin → movement → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid movement

Abdallah ibn Yasin → influenced → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Zenata petty kingdoms in Morocco → followedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Zenata petty kingdoms in Morocco → successorState → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Sanhaja → influenced → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Sanhaja → associatedWith → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravids

Battle of Sagrajas → belligerent → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Battle of Sagrajas → era → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid period

Battle of Uclés (1108) → belligerent → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Battle of Uclés (1108) → opponent → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Battle of Uclés (1108) → combatantSide → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim forces of the Almoravid dynasty

Taifa of Lisbon → conqueredBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Lisbon → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Yahya ibn Ibrahim → movement → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid movement

Yahya ibn Ibrahim → successorMovement → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Zaragoza → conqueredBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Badajoz → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Badajoz → vassalOf → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Granada → followedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid rule in Granada

Taifa of Granada → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Yusuf ibn Tashfin → dynasty → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Yusuf ibn Tashfin → countryOfRule → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Taifa of Almería → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Silves → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Ibn Bajjah → deathPlace → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid Empire

Taifa of Alpuente → successorState → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

Taifa of Alpuente → followedBy → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Almoravid rule in eastern al-Andalus

Taifa of Mértola → successor → Almoravid dynasty ⓘ