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Ibn Tumart

d. 1130 · 12th century · Also known as Muhammad ibn Tumart

Ibn Tumart was a Berber religious reformer who preached a strict doctrine of the unity of God and proclaimed himself the Mahdi. From the Atlas Mountains he led a movement against the Almoravid Empire, and died in 1130. His followers, led by Abd al-Mumin, founded the Almohad Caliphate on his teachings.

Ibn Tumart
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Almohad CaliphateFoundation, Military, Governance, DeclineAlmoravid EmpireDeclineHafsid SultanateFoundation

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Hafsid Sultanate

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