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Almoravid Expansion
Around 1082 CE the Almoravid dynasty advanced east from Marrakesh, gradually annexing or subduing powers around Tafilalt and Tlemcen, and pressing fu…
Timeline
- 1082Tlemcen · AlgeriaAlmoravid forces advanced east from Marrakesh, conquering or subduing Berber tribes around Tlemcen, controlling the western hub of the Saharan gold trade and weakening local independent emir powers.
- 1082–1083Marrakesh · MoroccoYusuf consolidated suzerainty over the cities of the western Maghreb from Marrakesh, incorporating newly conquered regions into the tax and garrison system, laying the power base for subsequent interventions south into the Sahara and north into Iberia.
Sources
- Almoravids https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almoravids
- A History of Islamic Spain — W. Montgomery Watt; Pierre Cachia (1996)