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Almoravid Intervention in Andalusia
In 1086, after the fall of Toledo, Andalusian taifas facing Christian pressure including Seville appealed to the Moroccan Almoravid dynasty;…
Timeline
- 1085–1086Seville · AndalusiaAfter the fall of Toledo, the emirs of the taifas of Granada, Seville, and Badajoz jointly appealed to the Almoravid court in Marrakesh, promising tribute and acknowledging suzerainty. Yusuf ibn Tashfin decided to send troops.
- 1086Strait of Gibraltar to Granada · AndalusiaAlmoravid forces crossed from North Africa and joined the taifa armies in southern Andalusia, forming a coalition against Alfonso VI, marking the formal military intervention of an external Berber power in peninsula affairs.
- 1086Sagrajas and Andalusia · Iberian PeninsulaThe coalition defeated Alfonso VI at Sagrajas, greatly boosting Almoravid prestige. Yusuf returned to North Africa for a time after the battle, but this intervention laid the foundation for long-term Almoravid rule over Andalusia.
Sources
- Almoravid dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almoravids
- Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus — Hugh Kennedy (2014)