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Berber tribesman Ibn Tumart proclaims himself the …
Years: 1120 - 1131
Berber tribesman Ibn Tumart proclaims himself the mahdi, or messiah, come to purify Islam, thereby initiating a mass movement directed against North Africa’s ruling Almoravid dynasty.
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- Arab people
- Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh)
- Islam
- Muslims, Sunni
- Almoravid dynasty
- Almohad Caliphate
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Years: 1120 - 1131
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh)
- Islam
- Muslims, Sunni
- Almoravid dynasty
- Almohad Caliphate
Subjects
Regions
Subregions