Almohad
Americannoun
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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Since the 1170s, Islamic Iberia had been ruled by the Almohad Caliphate, but they struggled to unify Muslims throughout the region and at times struggled to assert their authority.
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
Meanwhile, insurgencies in the Maghreb and the sacking of Marrakesh by rebels in 1275 brought the Almohad Empire to an end.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Almohad conquerors who built the Koutoubya and embellished Marrakech dreamed a dream of beauty that extended from the Guadalquivir to the Sahara; and at its two extremes they placed their watch-towers.
From In Morocco by Wharton, Edith
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