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Almoravids
Almoravids , Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Muslim Spain in the 11th and 12th cent. The Almoravids may have originated in what is now Mauritania . The real founder was Abd Allah ibn Yasin, who by military force converted a number of Saharan tribes to his own reformed religion and then... Read more
Almohads
Almohads , 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 , who stirred up (c.1120) the tribes of the Atlas Mts. area to purify Islam and oust the Almoravids . His successors, Abd al-Mumin , Yusuf II, ... Read more
Berbers
Berbers aboriginal Caucasoid peoples of N Africa, called Imazighen in the Tamazight language. They inhabit the lands lying between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea and between Egypt and the Atlantic Ocean. The Berbers form a substantial part of the populations of Libya, Algeria, and Morocco. Ex... Read more
Philip
Philip d. AD 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. ... Read more
Karadjordjević
Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich , Serbian dynasty, descended from Karageorge (Karadjordje). Its ruling members were Alexander , prince of Serbia, and kings Peter I , Alexander , and Peter II of Yugoslavia. It was long involved in a feud with the Obrenović dynasty. The Karadjord... Read more
Herodians
Herodians , Jewish political party of the early 1st cent. AD, related to the dynasty of Herod . Some have supposed that they were largely Sadducees . In the New Testament the Herodians are referred to, with the Pharisees, as being in opposition to Jesus. ... Read more
Hoysala
Hoysala dynasty of S India, c.1110-1326. It had its origins in the last half of the 11th cent., when Vinayaditya (1047-98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid), which became the dynasty's capital. His grandson Bittiga (later called Vishnuvardhana; reigned c.1110-42) made extens... Read more
Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza. ... Read more
Naboth
Naboth , in the Bible, Jezreelite stoned to death because he would not let King Ahab have his vineyard. Elijah's curse on the royal family for their treatment of Naboth forecast the downfall of the dynasty. ... Read more
Amorites
Amorites , a people of Canaan. There is evidence of them in Babylonia, where in the 19th cent. BC they established under their patronage the first dynasty at Babylon. The most powerful king of this dynasty, Hammurabi, put an end (18th cent. BC) to Amorite domination and issued a famous code of law, ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Almoravid dynasty"

Almoravid
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Almoravid Berber Muslim dynasty (1054–1145) in Morocco and Spain. They rose to power under Abdullah ibn Yasin who converted Saharan tribes in a religious revival. Abu Bakr founded Marrakesh as their capital in 1070; his brother Yusuf ibn Tashufin defeated Alfonso VI of Castile in 1086. Almoravid rule ... Read more
Abd al-Mumin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...al-Mumin (ca. 1094-1163) was the founder of the Almohad dynasty in North Africa and Spain. Little is known of the background...Africa and Spain. The first target for conquest was the Almoravid state in Morocco, against whose immorality and espousal...raids and eventually of siege operations against the ... Read more
Moors
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Abd ar-Rahman I established the Umayyad dynasty at Córdoba. This emirate became under...The caliphate fell in 1031, and the Almoravids in 1086 took over Moorish Spain, which...closely connected in rule with Morocco. Almoravid control slowly declined and by 1174 was... Read more
Mauritania
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Empire (700–1200), and towns grew up along the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Mauritania was the cradle of the Almoravid dynasty, which spread Islam among the Saharan tribes. In the 14th and 15th century, the region formed part of the ancient... Read more
Granada
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Sacromonte hill, honeycombed with Gypsy caves. Granada was originally a Moorish fortress and rose to prominence during the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties. In 1238 it became the seat of the kingdom of Granada, last refuge of the Moors whom the Christian reconquest... Read more
Senegal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Ghana. Between the 10th and 14th centuries, the Tukolor state of Tekrur dominated the Sénégal valley. The Almoravid dynasty of Zenega Berbers introduced Islam, and it is from the Zenega that Senegal got its name. In the 14th century, the... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Almoravid dynasty"

Almoravid
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Almoravid An Islamic dynasty that ruled in Morocco and Spain in the 11th and 12th centuries until overthrown by the Almohads in 1147. It founded the city of Marrakesh. Read more

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Casablanca.(tourism in Morocco's principal city)
Magazine article from: African Business; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...largest city. Morocco can date its existence as a sovereign nation and state back to the eighth century Idrisids dynasty. The Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, between the 10th and 12th centuries, ruled over vast territories stretching from Senegal... Read more