Almoravid–Fatimid Confrontation

Name: Almoravid–Fatimid Confrontation
Start: 1088

Type Event Region North Africa Time 1088

Around 1088 CE the Almoravid dynasty expanded east to the Tunisian frontier, facing the Fatimid Caliphate (and its North African proxy, the Zirids) i…

Timeline

1087–1088Marrakesh · MoroccoYusuf ibn Tashfin denounced Fatimid heretical doctrines in the name of Maliki scholars and imposed Sunni jurisprudence in conquered areas, creating an ideological confrontation with Fatimid Shia propaganda in Egypt and Tunisia.
1088Tunisian frontier · TunisiaAlmoravid vanguard forces clashed sporadically with Fatimid vassal Zirid forces on the frontier west of Tunisia; envoys from both sides failed to reach agreement. The Fatimids tried to win over the Andalusian taifa kingdoms against the Almoravids, and geopolitical competition entered a stalemate.

Sources

Fatimid Dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fatimid-dynasty
Almoravids https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almoravids