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Almohad operations at Córdoba (1151)

Type Event Region Iberia Time 1151

In 1151 Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min, while consolidating North African expansion, continued integrating Andalusia;…

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  1. c. 1151North Africa (caliphal court) · MoroccoLords of Badajoz, Beja, Évora, Niebla, Jerez-Ronda, and Tavira sought pardon from Abd al-Mu'min and renewed their oaths of allegiance, allowing the Almohads to restore suzerainty over the western Andalusian taifas.
  2. 1151Córdoba · CórdobaThe Almohads used Córdoba as a major Iberian base, appointing a new governor and mustering Arab tribal cavalry to counterattack fortresses occupied by Alfonso VII at places like Los Pedroches, consolidating the central Andalusian defensive line.
  3. 1151–1152Guadix · GranadaAlmohad forces captured Guadix, and its ruler Ahmad ibn Mirlan subsequently went to Marrakesh to serve, showing the advance of conquest and administrative integration along the Córdoba-Granada axis.

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