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Muridun
The Muridun, 'disciples', were the followers of the Sufi teacher Ibn Qasi in the Algarve in south-western al-Andalus. In 1144 they rose against Almoravid rule, seizing Mértola, Silves and other towns, and Ibn Qasi ruled Mértola as imam. Their revolt helped bring Almoravid power in al-Andalus to an end, but Ibn Qasi later allied with the Christian king of Portugal and was killed by his own followers in 1151.
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