Almohade

British

/ ˈælməˌhæd, ˈælməˌheɪd, -ˌheɪdiː /

noun

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

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Almohade

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

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

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

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

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 C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley

Descending towards the Puerta Real we pass the Cuarto de Santo Domingo, a private villa in which is incorporated all that remains of an Almohade palace.

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

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

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

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