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Height of the Almohad Caliphate

Type Event Region North Africa Time 1200

Around 1200 the Almohad Caliphate reached its zenith in North Africa and Iberia, ruling a vast territory from Morocco to Andalusia and forcing Christ…

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  1. 1200Al-Andalus · Al-AndalusAfter the 1195 victory at Alarcos, the Almohads maintained military superiority in southern Iberia, with vast areas south of the Tagus under their influence or direct control, and the Christian kingdoms forced to pay tribute or remain on the defensive.
  2. 1200Marrakesh · MoroccoWith Marrakesh as its political and religious center, the Almohad state governed vast North African territories from Morocco to western Tunisia, maintaining cross-strait power projection and a unified juridical-administrative system that formed the skeleton of the empire at its height.

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