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Almoravid
[ al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr- ]
noun
- a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Almoravid1
< Spanish < Arabic ²¹±ô-³¾³Ü°ùÄå²ú¾±³Ù literally, the occupant of a fortified convent
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He led the Almoravids to victory at Valencia in 1102, when he was a sprightly 96 years old.
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The Almoravid princes who founded Marrakech came from the black desert of Senegal; themselves were leaders of wild hordes.
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It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.
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Finally he retired to the Almoravid court at Fez, where he was poisoned in 1138.
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Probably both things happened, since the Almoravids were in Spain; and no doubt the currents met and mingled.
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