Al-Mumin’s forces had moved west onto the …
Years: 1147 - 1147
Al-Mumin’s forces had moved west onto the Atlantic coastal plain after defeating the Almoravids in open battle.
After laying siege to Marrakech, they finally capture it in 1147, killing Ishaq ibn Ali, the last Almoravid ruler in Marrakech, in 1147 and establishing Marrakech as the Almohad capital.
After the capture of Marrakech, Abd al-Mu'min orders the elimination of thirty thousand Almoravids in a purge to quell any open rebellions.
The Almohads offer Christians and Jews the choice of conversion or expulsion.
Many Jews convert but continue to practice Judaism in secret.
