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Almohad meaning
- Of or relating to the doctrine and movement founded in 12th-century Morocco by Ibn Tumart.
- Of or relating to the Berber caliphate founded by Ibn Tumart's successor, Abd al-Mu'min.
Using Almohad
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the doctrine and movement founded in 12th-century Morocco by Ibn Tumart. | Of or relating to the Berber caliphate founded by Ibn Tumart's successor, Abd al-Mu'min.
- In the example corpus, almohad often appears in combinations such as: the almohad, under almohad, almohad rule.
Context around Almohad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Almohad
- In this selection, "almohad" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hapless, recusant, rule, governors and caliph stand out and add context to how "almohad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include additionally all almohad leaders both and crushed by almohad troops in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "almohad" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with almohad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Almohad Caliph Abu Yakub had a great love for collecting books. (12 words)
Government structure of the Hafsid state followed the Almohad model, a rather strict centralization. (14 words)
City after city deposed their hapless Almohad governors and installed local strongmen in their place. (15 words)
The Almohad ministers were careful to negotiate a series of truces with the Christian kingdoms, which remained more-or-less in place for next fifteen years (the loss of Alcácer do Sal to the Kingdom of Portugal in 1217 was an exception). (42 words)
Knowing they were outnumbered, the Almohad governors of the city refused to confront the Portuguese raiders, prompting the disgusted population of Seville to take matters into their own hands, raise a militia, and go out in the field by themselves. (40 words)
That the Almohad movement did not immediately collapse after such a devastating defeat and the death of their charismatic Mahdi, is a testament to the careful organization Ibn Tumart had built up at Tinmel. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
On the outside, with its interlacing panels, it is a beautiful example of the “broad style”, characteristic of the Hispano-Moorish decoration in the Almohad period.
Additionally, all Almohad leaders – both the religiously learned and the laymen – were hostile toward the Malikite school favored by the Almoravids.
Al-Andalus followed the fate of North Africa and all Islamic Iberia was under Almohad rule by 1172.
Almohads after 1212 The departure of al-Ma'mun in 1228 marked the end of the Almohad era in Spain.
Around 1200 they succeeded in extending their rule over the whole of Tunisia, until they were crushed by Almohad troops in 1207.
City after city deposed their hapless Almohad governors and installed local strongmen in their place.
For the first eight years, the Almohad rebellion was limited to a guerilla war along the peaks and ravines of the High Atlas.
Government structure of the Hafsid state followed the Almohad model, a rather strict centralization.
However, tolerance dropped under Almohad rule and many Jews were killed, forced to convert or forced to flee.
In October 1228, with Spain practically all lost, al-Ma'mun abandoned Seville, taking what little remained of the Almohad army with him to Morocco.
Knowing they were outnumbered, the Almohad governors of the city refused to confront the Portuguese raiders, prompting the disgusted population of Seville to take matters into their own hands, raise a militia, and go out in the field by themselves.
Phases of the expansion of the Almohad state In early 1130, the Almohads finally descended from the mountains for their first sizeable attack in the lowlands.
Rule of the Maghrib Ibn Tumart the Almohad founder left writings in which his theological ideas mix with the political.
Sensing his greater priority was Marrakesh, where recusant Almohad sheikhs had rallied behind Yahya, another son of al-Nasir, al-Adil paid little attention to this little band of misfits.
That the Almohad movement did not immediately collapse after such a devastating defeat and the death of their charismatic Mahdi, is a testament to the careful organization Ibn Tumart had built up at Tinmel.
The Almohad Caliph Abu Yakub had a great love for collecting books.
The Almohad clan, despite occasional disagreements, had always remained tightly knit and loyally behind dynastic precedence.
The Almohad influence on architecture is also preserved in the Granada neighborhood called the Albaicín with its fine examples of Moorish and Morisco construction.
The Almohad ministers were careful to negotiate a series of truces with the Christian kingdoms, which remained more-or-less in place for next fifteen years (the loss of Alcácer do Sal to the Kingdom of Portugal in 1217 was an exception).
The brave defiance of little Capilla, and the spectacle of al-Bayyasi's shipping provisions to the Castilian besiegers, shocked Andalusians and shifted sentiment back towards the Almohad caliph.
Common combinations with almohad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: