Marinids – Medieval African history
Shirij Madrasa, Fez, Morocco, about 1350 AD - built by the Marinids When did the Marinids get power? By 1217 AD, the Almohad dynasty in North Africa and Spain was collapsing. One [...]
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Late Medieval Islamic history
Late medieval Islamic history: Fatimid gate of Cairo Bad al-Futuh (1087 AD) The Abbasid Empire In 750 AD, it seemed like the Islamic Empire would last a thousand years. The Abbasid caliphs ruled a giant [...]
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Almohad Caliphate – Medieval Islam
Rabat gate, Morocco, about 1200 AD Who were the Almohads? During the 1100s AD, while the Ayyubids were taking over Egypt, the Almohad dynasty managed to conquer and rule the rest of North Africa (modern [...]
