Almohads (ăl`məhădz), Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Spain in the 12th and 13th cent. It had its origins in the puritanical sect founded by Ibn Tumart Ibn Tumart (ĭ`bən t
märt`), c.
..... Click the link for more information. , who stirred up (c.1120) the tribes of the Atlas Mts. area to purify Islam and oust the Almoravids Almoravids (ălmôr`əvĭdz), Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Muslim Spain in the 11th and 12th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. . His successors, Abd al-Mumin Abd al-Mumin (äb'däl-mŭ`mĭn), d. 1163, founder of the empire of the Almohads .
..... Click the link for more information. , Yusuf II, and Yakub I Yakub I (yäk
..... Click the link for more information. , succeeded in conquering Morocco and Muslim Spain, and by 1174 the Almohads had completely displaced the Almoravids. With time the Almohads lost some of their fierce purifying zeal; Yakub had a rich court and was the patron of Averroës. Yakub defeated (1195) Alfonso VIII Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155–1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158–1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order after assuming (1166) the government.
..... Click the link for more information. of Castile in the battle of Alarcos, but in 1212 the Almohad army was defeated, and Almohad power in Spain was destroyed by the victory of the Spanish and Portuguese at Navas de Tolosa. In Morocco they lost power to the Merinid dynasty, which took Marrakech in 1269.
märt`), c...... Click the link for more information. , who stirred up (c.1120) the tribes of the Atlas Mts. area to purify Islam and oust the Almoravids Almoravids (ălmôr`əvĭdz), Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Muslim Spain in the 11th and 12th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. . His successors, Abd al-Mumin Abd al-Mumin (äb'däl-mŭ`mĭn), d. 1163, founder of the empire of the Almohads .
..... Click the link for more information. , Yusuf II, and Yakub I Yakub I (yäk
..... Click the link for more information. , succeeded in conquering Morocco and Muslim Spain, and by 1174 the Almohads had completely displaced the Almoravids. With time the Almohads lost some of their fierce purifying zeal; Yakub had a rich court and was the patron of Averroës. Yakub defeated (1195) Alfonso VIII Alfonso VIII (Alfonso the Noble), 1155–1214, Spanish king of Castile (1158–1214), son and successor of Sancho III. Chaos prevailed during his minority, but he quickly restored order after assuming (1166) the government.
..... Click the link for more information. of Castile in the battle of Alarcos, but in 1212 the Almohad army was defeated, and Almohad power in Spain was destroyed by the victory of the Spanish and Portuguese at Navas de Tolosa. In Morocco they lost power to the Merinid dynasty, which took Marrakech in 1269.
Bibliography
See studies by Abd al-Wahid al Marrakushi 1881, repr. 1968) and R. Le Tourneau (1969).
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