Almoravid Empire | 1035CE – 1121CE

Happy Holidays, everyone! The Muslims of Al Andalus were in trouble. The Christians to the north were constantly at war with them. Toledo had fallen. All the Ta’ifas were within reach. Their doom was inevitable. For a moment, it looked like Muslims were about to be expelled from Spain. However, to the south, a new empire was emerging. A religious movement born in the hot desert of Northern Africa that would become a force to resist the Christian advance in Spain. Additional Facts: 1) The fact that “at the start of the empire, taxes were low but the revenues were high” and “at the end of the empire, the taxes were high but the revenues were low” was written about by Ibn Khaldun which was read by Ronald Reagan, who got a huge boner from it. 2) In my last episode, I accidentally said that Alfonso took Zaragoza after Toledo but in fact, he had only besieged the castle and hadn’t reduced it yet. That was my mistake and I apologize for it. Don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe. Disclaimer: The maps and flags in the video are not 100% accurate. Some maps and flags are difficult to find and so, are estimations. Be sure to check out my Patreon Page. Even if you can't pledge, still visit it and check out the content I'll post there.   / almuqaddimah   Music by epidemicsound.com If you had a problem with the video, or found something to be incorrect, please send me a message, rather than being a jerk and reporting it. #AlmoravidEmpire #AlAndalus #UmayyadEmirate #AlAndalus