The extinction of the Almoravid state in al-Andalus, 552

انقراض دولة الملثمين بالأندلس سنة 552

c. 1157 CE · 552 AH

In 552 the Almoravid (Mulaththimun) state in al-Andalus was extinguished — nothing remained to them but the island of Majorca 1.

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
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1140115011601170 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Summary

In 552 AH the Almoravid state in al-Andalus came to an end, and only the island of Majorca remained in their hands 1.

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Almoravid dynasty

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علي بن يوسف بن تاشفين· ابن زهر الحفيد· Ishaq ibn Ali al-Murabiti· Tashfin ibn Ali· Ghana Empire· Almoravid dynasty

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 641
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