Almohad Caliphate
الموحدون
al-Muwaḥḥidūn
1121–1269
Flag of Almohads
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Flag variants
Banner of the Moors (1212).svg
One of the banners captured at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)
The Almohad empire at its greatest extent, c. 1180–1212[1][2]
The Almohad empire at its greatest extent, c. 1180–1212
StatusCaliphate(from 1147)
Capital
  • Tinmel
    (1121–1147)
  • Marrakesh
    (1147–1269)

In Al-Andalus:

  • Seville
    (1147–1162)
  • Córdoba
    (1162–1163)
  • Seville
    (1163–1248)
Common languagesBerber languages, Arabic, Mozarabic
Religion
Islam(Almohadism)
GovernmentCaliphate
Caliph 
• 1121–1130
Ibn Tumart(first, under title of "Mahdi")
• 1130–1163
Abd al-Mu'min(first, under title of "Caliph" from 1147)
• 1266–1269
Abu al-Ula al-Wathiq Idris(last)
History 
• Established
1121
• Almoravids overthrown
1147
• Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
1212
• Marinid suzerainty
1248
• Disestablished
1269
Area
1150 est.2,300,000 km2(890,000 sq mi)
1200 est.2,000,000 km2(770,000 sq mi)
CurrencyDinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Almoravid dynasty
Hammadid kingdom
Second Taifas period
Coat of Arms of the House of Hauteville (according to Agostino Inveges).svgKingdom of Africa
Khurasanid dynasty
Marinid dynasty
Hafsid dynasty
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Third Taifas period
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Majorca
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of León
Emirate of Granada