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• a variation of Almohad.

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

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Almohade

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)

When Seville fell, the port continued subject to the Almohade Emir of Fez.

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)

A memorable battle was fought in the Sierra Morena, the range dividing Castile from Andalusia, and the Almohade army was almost destroyed.

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

Seville was secured by the invaders in 1147, and remained under the Almohade rule till 1248.

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