Almohade

British

/ ˈælməˌhæd, -ˌheɪdiː, ˈælməˌheɪd /

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

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

The portal is very fine, but the Moorish features are the work of Mudejar and not Almohade artisans.

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

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

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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