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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

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The empire forged by the Almohad Caliphate was short-lived, however, and by the thirteenth century, it had been fatally weakened by internal rebellions.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Those groups initially reluctant to join the Almohad cause were persuaded into an alliance by Ibn Tumart’s military.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

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.

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

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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.

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