Abd al-Mu'min
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Abd al-Mu'min was a prominent member of the Almohad movement. Although the Almohad movement itself was founded by Ibn Tumart, Abd al-Mu'min was the founder of the ruling dynasty and creator of the Alm
Statue of Abd al Mumin in Nedroma, Algeria
Mount Tajra, the highest point of the Eastern Trara mountains range, where Abd al-Mu'min was born, in Tlemcen Province
Almohad Caliphate
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The Almohad Caliphate or Almohad Empire was a North African empire ruled by a Berber Muslim dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries that lasted from 1121-1269. At its height, it controlled much of the
Almohads after 1212
Almohad soldiers in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, depicted on the right under white banners
A copy of the Qur'an personally transcribed by Caliph al-Murtada, circa 1266
The "Las Navas de Tolosa banner", an Almohad banner captured by Ferdinand III in the 13th century