Almoravid Conquest of Morocco (1070s)

Name: Almoravid Conquest of Morocco (1070s)
Start: 1070
End: 1080

Type Event Region Africa Time 1070–1080

In the 1070s, the Berber Almoravid movement under Yusuf ibn Tashfin completed the unification of western Morocco and the gateway to al-Andalus.

Timeline

1070–1071Northern edge of the Sahara · Western Sahara - southern MoroccoThe Almoravid religious-military alliance advanced north from the Sahara's edge beyond the Atlas, uniting Berber tribes around strict Maliki doctrine and challenging the local Zirid dynasty and fragmented rule.
1070–1071Marrakesh · MoroccoThe Almoravid army seized commercial centers like Fez and around 1070 occupied Marrakesh, designating it the new capital in place of the scattered Berber power centers.
1072–1080Western Morocco · MoroccoBy the end of the 1070s, the Almoravid regime essentially controlled western Morocco and the coastal routes, laying the foundation for subsequent intervention in the taifa kingdoms' disputes and resistance to the Christian southward advance.