Region: Maghreb
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Almohads: Reform, Empire, and Its Aftermath
A guide to the Almohads as a Maghrebi reform movement and empire shaped by Ibn Tumart, Abd al-Mumin, Tinmal, Marrakesh, Iberian rule, and post-Almohad fragmentation.
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Almoravids: Sahara-to-Iberia Empire Builders
A guide to the Almoravids as a Saharan-Maghrebi reform movement and empire whose power reached Marrakesh, trans-Saharan routes, and al-Andalus.
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Cities of Knowledge: Fez, Marrakesh, Kairouan (Why They Mattered)
A guide to Fez, Marrakesh, and Kairouan as western Islamic centers of learning, law, travel, patronage, and memory.
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Idrisids and the Rise of Morocco: Fez and Early State Formation
A guide to the Idrisids, early Fez, and why early Moroccan state formation should be read with both dynastic and urban evidence in view.
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Maghreb Dynasties and States
A guide to North African polities, reform movements, cities, Sahara links, and the Maghreb-Iberia connections that shaped western Islamic history.
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al-Qarawiyyin founded
The traditional foundation date associated with al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, a long-lived mosque and scholarly institution.
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Foundation and early development of Fez
Early Idrisid development shaped Fez as a durable Maghrebi political, urban, and scholarly center.
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Ceuta captured by Portugal
Portugal captured Ceuta, opening a new phase of Iberian expansion into North Africa.
