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Almoravid Dynasty

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1040 – 1147 · up to 1,924 thousand km² · Europe, Africa

Capital: Azougui, Aghmat (1058–1070), Marrakech (1070–1147)

The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. It established an empire that stretched over the western Maghreb and al-Andalus, starting in the 1050s and lasting until its fall to the Almohads in 1147.

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Predecessors: taifa (first period), Taifa of Granada, Taifa of Ceuta, Lordship of Valencia

Successors: Almohad Caliphate, taifa (second period)

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