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    The Almoravid dynasty (Arabic: المرابطون, romanized: Al-Murābiṭūn, lit. 'those from the ribats') was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory...
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  • The Almoravid is the debut album led by drummer Joe Chambers recorded in 1971 and 1973 and released on the Muse label. In his review for AllMusic, Scott...
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    Abd al-Mu'min (r. 1130–1163), they succeeded in overthrowing the ruling Almoravid dynasty governing Morocco in 1147, when he conquered Marrakesh and declared...
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    The Almoravid dinar (Arabic: الدينار المرابطي) was a gold dinar coin minted under the Almoravid dynasty in the Maghreb and Iberia. The mints that produced...
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    The Almoravid Qubba (Arabic: القبة المرابطية), also known as the Qubba al-Ba'diyyin or Qubba al-Barudiyyin, is a small monument in Marrakesh, Morocco...
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  • return for protection from the Almoravids. Yusuf ibn Tashfin, King of the Almoravids, captures Granada. 1091 – The Almoravids led by Muhammad ibn al-Hajj...
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    of al-Andalus history. The taifas were eventually incorporated by the Almoravid dynasty in the late 11th century and, on its collapse, many taifas re-appeared...
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    waned as that of the "veiled people" grew through the Almoravid movement. Whether the Almoravids conquered Ghana or not, the country certainly did convert...
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    Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min right after he conquered Marrakesh from the Almoravids. A second version of the mosque was entirely rebuilt by Abd al-Mu'min...
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    founded in 1070 by Emir Abu Bakr ibn Umar as the capital of the Almoravid dynasty. The Almoravids established the first major structures in the city and shaped...
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