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Almohad

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[al-muh-had] / ˈæl məˌhæd /
Also Almohade

noun

  1. a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.


Etymology

Origin of Almohad

From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God

Example Sentences

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Almohad dominance turned out to be short-lived, however.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Within a year, the Almohad caliph died without an heir, plunging the Muslim states in Iberia into a civil war from which they never recovered.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Nevertheless, over the next forty years or so, each kingdom expanded independently into what had been Almohad territory.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

How were the Almoravid and Almohad movements both reformist and reactionary?

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Spanish historian Gayangos says that it was completed by Jabar or Gever in 1196, during the reign of the illustrious Almohad ruler, Abu Jakub Jusef, the same monarch who erected the Mesquita at Cordova.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.