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Almoravide

British  

/ ælˈmɔːrəˌvaɪd, ælˈmɔːrəvɪd /

noun

1. a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century _a.d

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Etymology

Origin of Almoravide

from Arabic al-murābitūn the holy ones

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Almoravide

Next came a proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in the land of the great Berber warriors who established the medieval Almoravide empire and built the fabled city of Marrakesh.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new kingdom of Morocco occupies about a fifth of this old Almoravide empire.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Almoravide rule was not so just and prudent as that of the Moors who preceded them, and the people groaned under its despotism.

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

Here the fame of the Almoravide leader in Spain, Yusuf ibn Tashifin, is said to have reached Ghazzali, and to have made him think of journeying thither.

From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Claud Field

He died in 1099, and at his death his territory was taken by Yussuf, the Almoravide.

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