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Almohad Aftermath in the Iberian Peninsula

Type Event Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1240–1250

After the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), Almohad hegemony in Iberia collapsed;…

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  1. 1240–1243Andalusia · AndalusiaThe Almohad administrative and military system in Iberia became a dead letter; Muslim rulers in Seville, Murcia, and elsewhere each went their own way, unable to mount unified defense, allowing the Christian kingdoms to advance on multiple fronts.
  2. 1243–1246Murcia and Granada · AndalusiaThe Muslim regime of Murcia accepted an Aragon–Castile partition; the Emir of Granada paid tribute and submitted to Castile, as the former Almohad domains were replaced by vassal treaties and military occupation.
  3. 1247–1250Southern Iberian Peninsula · Iberian PeninsulaAfter the fall of Seville and Portugal's conquest of the Algarve, effective Muslim rule in the peninsula was reduced to Granada alone; the Almohad ideal of unity was definitively ended, and Islamic Spain entered its final phase.

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