Abd al-Mu'min's Almohad Unification

Timeline

1. 1146Fez · MoroccoAlmohad forces captured Fez in 1146 after a nine-year siege, having already taken Oran, Tétouan, and other strongholds, driving Almoravid power from the core of northern Morocco.
2. 1147Marrakesh · MoroccoAlmohad forces besieged the Almoravid capital Marrakesh; the last ruler Isaac ben Ali was killed and the dynasty extinguished. Abd al-Mu'min proclaimed himself caliph and established Marrakesh as his capital.
3. 1147–1160Maghreb and al-Andalus · MaghrebImmediately after unifying the Maghreb, Abd al-Mu'min sent forces into al-Andalus and subsequently campaigned eastward against Tunis, Mahdia, and other places, extending Almohad power as far as Tripoli by 1160 and completing the integration of western to central North Africa.