A member of a powerful Berber Islamic dynasty that ruled North Africa and Spain in the 11th and 12th centuries, known for religious orthodoxy and military prowess.
From Arabic al-Murabitun (المرابطون) meaning 'people of the ribat' (a fortified religious settlement), later Latinized as Almoravidae. The dynasty emerged from Saharan warrior monks and became one of medieval Islam's major empires.
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