Decline of the Almoravids

Name: Decline of the Almoravids
Start: 1121
End: 1130

Type Event Region North Africa Time 1121–1130

In the 1120s, the Almoravid dynasty ruling the Maghreb and al-Andalus declined rapidly due to court corruption, tribal disaffection, and the challeng…

Timeline

1121–1125Marrakesh · MoroccoAfter Ali ibn Yusuf's death, the Almoravid court fell into succession disputes; central command over local Berber tribes weakened, taxation and religious authority were questioned, and systemic cracks appeared in the imperial governance system.
1126–1130Atlas Mountains · MoroccoThe Almohad movement grew rapidly in the Atlas Mountains; repeated Almoravid campaigns failed to subdue it, actual control over vast areas of central and southern Morocco was lost, and the dynasty's prestige suffered severely.

Sources

Almoravids https://www.britannica.com/topic/Almoravids
The Almoravid Empire https://www.worldhistory.org/Almoravid_Empire/