Notes
This institutional chronology covers late medieval western North Africa, including Almoravid, Almohad, Hafsid, Marinid, and Zayyanid contexts. It gives a public anchor for Maghreb dynasties that connected North Africa, the Sahara, and parts of al-Andalus.
Why this source matters
MoorOfUS uses this source when a claim needs more than a generic statement that the Moors were "from Africa." It helps readers see specific dynasties, places, and periods, especially when discussing Berber-origin powers, Marrakesh, Fez, Seville, and trans-Saharan or Mediterranean networks.
Use with caution
The chronology supports regional and dynastic context. It does not establish present-day membership, ancestry, legal standing, or a universal identity for everyone described as Moorish in later sources.