Almohade

British  

/ ˈælməˌhæd, -ˌheɪdiː, ˈælməˌheɪd /

noun

1. a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213

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Etymology

Origin of Almohade

from Arabic al-muwahhid

Example Sentences

There is no doubt that the Mosque of the Almohade ruler was a vast and noble building, resembling in most of its characters that of C�rdova.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

It is a beautiful tower in the purest Almohade or Mauritanian style, without any features borrowed from Christian architecture.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

Battle of Navasde Tolosa; the kings of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre crush the Moors and destroy the Almohade power in Spain.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The authority of the Almohade khalifas was nominally recognized in the city sixteen years longer.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

Seville and C�rdova each had a different governor; the Almohade unity was ruptured, and the empire was crumbling.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)