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Almohad

Berber dynasty 1130–1269 founded by the Berber prophet Muhammad ibn Tumart (c. 1080–1130). The Almohads ruled much of Morocco and Spain, which they took by defeating the Almoravids; they later took the area that today forms Algeria and Tunis. Their policy of religious ‘purity’ involved the forced conversion and massacre of the Jewish population of Spain. The Almohads were themselves defeated by the Christian kings of Spain in 1212, and in Morocco in 1269.
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In the 12th century the Almohads established Sevilla as their capital and, for a short period, the rich Moorish culture was revived as they built the Giralda tower atop their mosque and made new advances in philosophy and medicine.
Introduction by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide
It was addressed to the inhabitants of Morocco, who had been threatened by the Almohads with conversion, exile, or death.
Islam and the halakhah by Shapiro, Marc B. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
By the 12th century, a new Moorish sect known as the Almohads had taken control of the region.
Sevilla by Lipscomb, Kelly / Spain Adventure Guide
 
 
 
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