Almohad Conquest
Almohad conquest means the brief moment of the reunification of the country of al-Andalus under the aegis of the Almohad , leading a juggernaut on any available space in the Iberian peninsula, sweeping away the remnants of their opponents beaten to Marrakech the Almoravids.
They do not stabilize their power and face the combined armies of Castile, Aragon and the County of Barcelona.
Dating: one thousand one hundred forty-seven - 1 212
Consequence: the end of the period known as the Almoravids conquer.
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur and his father Abu Yaqub Yusuf extend their authority throughout the country of al-Andalus ; Almohades inflict a defeat on Alfonso VIII of Castile at the battle of Alarcos in 1195. It's a nasty surprise to Christians, while divided over how to proceed and concerned about the founding of their state, so much so that they perceive the arrival of their adversaries as a movement-cons in their Reconquista.
Therefore, the defeat of Castile will generate a new union of Christian kingdoms to face this new threat, following the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa lost Almohades 16 July 1212 , al-Andalus fell into chaos.
The reduction leaves the territory while a pocket in the hands of Saracens for two more centuries: the Kingdom of Granada (building frontera militar , Majorcan and the Islands.
See also
- Front: Conquest Almoravid
- after: Kingdom of Granada
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