Article abstract: At issue: Christian or Muslim control of southern Spain. Result: The Almohad Conquest temporarily slowed Christian advances in Spain but represented the last major attempt to do so.
Background
As the caliphate of Cordova disintegrated after 1000, numerous ministates sprang up around the major urban centers of Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. The civil strife and competition that ensued attracted the attention of a group of Berber Muslim purists in Morocco known as Almoravids. This group consolidated its power in northwest Africa and invaded...
Source: Magill’s Guide to Military History, ©2004 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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