Noun
a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
Source: WordNetAlthough the Almoravids had once ruled from Mauritania (south of Morocco) to al-Andalus (southern Spain), Almoravid rule had never reached to Infriqiya. Source: Internet
But the Almoravid emir decided to merely expel him from the city. Source: Internet
El Cid was content to let the Almoravid armies and the armies of Alfonso fight without his help, even when there was a chance that the armies of Almoravid might defeat Alfonso and take over all of Alfonso's lands. Source: Internet
But the Almoravid movement shifted to engaging in military conquest after 1054. Source: Internet
It was once thought that the sacking of Koumbi Saleh by Berbers under the Almoravid dynasty in 1076 was the cause. Source: Internet
By the 1040s, all of the Lamtuna was converted to the Almoravid movement. Source: Internet