Almohad cross-strait expedition to Iberia

Name: Almohad cross-strait expedition to Iberia
Start: 1146
End: 1147

Type Event Region Strait of Gibraltar Time 1146–1147

In 1146 CE Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min, at the invitation of local Andalusian powers, led his army across the Strait of Gibraltar into Iberia, inter…

Timeline

1146Almería · Al-AndalusThe Andalusian emir Ibn Qasi rebelled against local taifa rulers and contacted the Almohads, inviting Abd al-Mu'min to cross the strait in support, providing a political pretext and landing window for Almohad entry into Iberia.
1146Strait of Gibraltar · Strait of GibraltarAlmohad forces sailed from North African ports through the Strait of Gibraltar to the southern Andalusian shore, completing the dynasty's first large-scale cross-strait military projection and demonstrating its naval and logistical capabilities.
1146–1147Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusAfter landing, Almohad forces established a military presence in southern Andalusia, suppressing local resistance and compelling some taifa emirs to submit, opening the way for the later unification of Muslim Iberia.

Sources

Almohads — Michael Brett https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almohads
The Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 2A — P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis (1977)