Almoravid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Almoravid
< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent
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The Almoravid Empire was founded in the early eleventh century.
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By the middle of the twelfth century, the religious enthusiasm of the early Almoravid conquests had largely died down.
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Their mounted armies encountered difficulties fighting and maneuvering in the heights of the Atlas Mountains, so the Masmuda nomads who lived there largely escaped Almoravid control.
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After tightening their grip on Morocco, the Almoravids launched an invasion of Umayyad Spain, conquering the Islamic states of Al-Andalus to create the Almoravid Empire.
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Later in life he visited Cordova, already in its decline through the illiberal government of the Almoravid dynasty.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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