Almoravid Expansion and North African Control of Saharan Routes (c. 1040–1147)

1. Reform movement begins among Saharan Sanhaja

   Jan 1, 1040Labels: Sanhaja, Lamtuna, Sunni Reform

   • Britannica
   • Almoravids Wiki

2. Almoravid base at Azougui anchors desert route

   Jan 1, 1050Labels: Azougui, Almoravids

   • Azougui Wiki
   • ICESCO

3. Conquest of Sijilmasa secures northern gateway

   Jan 1, 1055Labels: Sijilmasa, Almoravids

   • Sijilmasa Wiki
   • Britannica

4. Yahya ibn Umar killed at Tabfarilla

   Jan 1, 1056Labels: Yahya ibn, Tabfarilla

   • Azougui Wiki
   • Yahya ibn Umar

5. Aghmat taken, pushing control into Morocco

   Jan 1, 1058Labels: Aghmat, Almoravids

   • Abdallah ibn Yasin
   • Britannica

6. Abdallah ibn Yasin dies during coastal campaign

   Jul 7, 1059Labels: Abdallah ibn, Coastal Campaign

   • Abdallah ibn Yasin
   • Britannica

7. Marrakesh founded as new imperial capital

   Jan 1, 1062Labels: Marrakesh, Almoravid Capital

   • Britannica
   • Met Museum

8. Fez brought under Almoravid control

   Mar 18, 1070Labels: Fez, Almoravids

   • Fez History
   • Almoravids Wiki

9. Yusuf ibn Tashfin wins Battle of Sagrajas

   Oct 23, 1086Labels: Yusuf ibn, Battle of

   • Britannica
   • Sagrajas

10. Almoravids consolidate rule in al-Andalus

    Jan 1, 1090Labels: Al-Andalus, Almoravids

    • Met Museum
    • Britannica

11. Ali ibn Yusuf’s reign marks peak and strain

    Sep 2, 1106Labels: Ali ibn, Almoravid State

    • Archnet
    • Ali ibn Yusuf

12. Almohad movement rises as a reform rival

    May 1, 1130Labels: Almohads, Ibn Tumart

    • Ibn Tumart
    • al Buhayra

13. Almohads capture Marrakesh; Almoravids fall

    Jan 1, 1147Labels: Marrakesh, Almohads

    • Marrakesh 1147
    • Britannica