The Almoravids, Builders of Empire

Welcome back to Winds of the West, the Moroccan history Podcast part of the Cherifian Winds initiative.

Let's dive straight into the Rise and Fall of the Almoravid dynasty, the builders of the first Moroccan Empire.

(00:11) Introduction

(01:50) A Sandstorm is Brewing

(03:44) Abdallah ibn Yassin

(05:43) Rise of a Dynasty

(09:03) The Call of Andalusia

(11:00) The Battle of Sagrajas

(14:44) The Expansion Continues

(15:57) The Decline

(18:43) Almoravid and Beyond