Almohad expedition to Dukkala

The Almohad expedition to Dukkala was led by Abd al-Mu'min against tribesmen of Dukkala.[1][2][3]

Almohad Expedition to Dukkala
Date1149-1150
Location
Doukkala-Abda, Morocco
Result Almohad victory
Belligerents
Almohad Caliphate Dukkala tribesmen
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Mu'min Unknown
Strength
Unknown 220,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy losses

The Almohad under Abd al-Mu'min conquered Marrakech in 1147 CE. Subsequently, an Almoravid warlord, Ibn Hûd al-Mâssî,[4] established himself amongst the tribesmen of Dukkala. Soon his authority was recognized throughout the Atlantic plain of Morocco, the Middle Atlas range and even into the High Atlas.[5]

Initially Abd al-Mu'min had ignored the tribesmen raiding the districts of Marrakesh.[1][2] However, when the raiding increased under al-Mâssî, al-Mu'min led an army against the rebel tribesmen.[6]

References
  1. The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 3 D. S. Richards Ashgate Publishing, Ltd
  2. Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History edited by Matthew Gordon, Kathryn A. Hain Oxford University Press
  3. Fauvel, Jean-Jacques (1978). Le Guide bleu du Maroc (in French). Paris: Hachette Tourisme. p. 302.
  4. Pascal, Buresi (2017). "The story of the Almohads in the Kingdom of Fez and of Morocco". In Paéz, Jerónimo (ed.). Fez: The Soul of Morocco – 1200 Years of History [Fès: l'Ame du Maroc – 1200 ans d'histoire]. Grenade: Fondation Benjelloun-Mezian. pp. 105–146, page 105.
  5. Buresi, Pascal (2019). "A case study of pre-modern Islamic Monarchy: the Almohad caliphate of the Maghreb and al-Andalus in the 12th–13th centuries". In Woodacre, Elena (ed.). The Routledge History of Monarchy. London: Routledge. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-138-70332-2.
  6. Bennison, Amira K. (2016). Almoravid and Almohad Empires. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7486-4682-1.


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