Almohad Caliphate

الدولة الموحدية

1121 CE · 515 AH† – †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

A caliphate established in 1121 CE and ended in 1269 CE.

Depth

At a glance

Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Maghreb · al-Andalus & Europe
Identifiers
Wikidata
Review
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In time

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

The Almohad caliphate was founded in 1121 CE and ended in 1269 CE. It was located in the Maghrib and al-Andalus. 1

The two dates come from Wikidata, and that is a single source. A second source from a history book is needed, along with a documented narrative of the state's events.

Connections

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Ruled by
al-Ma'mun ibn al-Mansur al-Muwahhidi· al-Rashid ibn al-Ma'mun al-Muwahhidi
Related to
ابن زهر الحفيد· The Almohad war-schools
Predecessor of
Emirate of Granada· Hafsid dynasty· Marinid dynasty

People and things also explored

al-Ma'mun ibn al-Mansur al-Muwahhidi· al-Rashid ibn al-Ma'mun al-Muwahhidi· al-Ma'mun's repudiation of the Almohad creed· Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali al-Qumi· Sultan Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Musta'in al-Marini· Sultan Abu al-Rabi' Sulayman al-Marini· Abu Inan Faris al-Marini· Sultan Abu Ishaq al-Hafsi

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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al-Ma'mun ibn al-Mansur al-Muwahhidi

The Almohad caliph (624-630 AH) who revolted against his own dynasty's doctrine: acclaimed at Seville, he entered Marrakesh in 626 AH with a Christian army, reproached the Almohad shaykhs and killed a hundred of their notables, ordered Ibn Tumart's name erased from coinage and khutba and cursed in the Berber adhan, licensed a church in Marrakesh, lost Ifriqiya to Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi in 627 AH, and died at Wadi Umm al-Rabi' in 630 AH.