Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) . Hsain Ilahiane. 2014.
ALMORAVIDS — (Arab. Al Murābiṭūn; Warrior Monks ), confederation of Berber tribes of the Sanhajah group who lived in the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Their religious fervor and fighting capabilities enabled them to establish a formidable empire in the Maghreb and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Almoravids — (1061 1147) The name Almoravids, with which the movement is known in Western scholarship, is a Spanish corruption of the Arabic Al Murabitun and designates a Sanhaja Berber dynasty, which ruled over Morocco, western Algeria, and al Andalus.… … Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)
Almoravids — ▪ Berber confederation Arabic al Murābiṭūn (“those dwelling in frontier garrisons”) confederation of Berber tribes Lamtūnah, Gudālah, Massūfah of the Ṣanhājah clan, whose religious zeal and military enterprise built an empire in… … Universalium
Kasbah of the Udayas — The Kasbah of the Udayas is a kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It was built during the reign of the Almohads.When the Almohads had captured Rabat and destroyed the kasbah of the Almoravids in the town, they began reconstructing it in AH 544 / AD 1150.… … Wikipedia
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Cid, the — Spanish El Cid orig. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar born с 1043, Vivar, near Burgos, Castile died July 10, 1099, Valencia Castilian military leader and national hero. His popular name, El Cid (from Spanish Arabic al sid, lord ), dates from his lifetime.… … Universalium
Alfonso the Battler — Alfonso I (1073/1074 [According to the fourteenth century Crónica di San Juan Peña he died in his sixty first year (Lourie 1975:639 note).] ndash; 8 September 1134), called el Batallador, the Battler or the Warrior, was the king of Aragón and… … Wikipedia
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