Almoravid

[ al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr- ]

noun

1. a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Almoravid¹

< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent

Example Sentences

Later in life he visited Cordova, already in its decline through the illiberal government of the Almoravid dynasty.

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Finally he retired to the Almoravid court at Fez, where he was poisoned in 1138.

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It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.

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Thus was the Almoravid dynasty established, with its capital at Cordova, and which lasted until 1147.

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The Almoravid princes who founded Marrakech came from the black desert of Senegal; themselves were leaders of wild hordes.

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