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Affiliation and Ideology at the End of the Almohad Caliphate

Affiliation and Ideology at the End of the Almohad Caliphate In the seventh/thirteenth century, as Almohad power waned and Christian kingdoms expanded, many upstarts sought power in al-Andalus. Chronicles in Arabic and Latin alike present this time as one of holy war. But a closer examination of the relations among rulers in al-Andalus and North Africa shows a vital conflict over what constituted righteous authority, in which conflicts among rivals often led to alliances across religious lines. This paper focuses on two rulers: the Almohad governor of Valencia, Abū Zayd, who later converted to Christianity and became an Aragonese nobleman, and his rival, Zayyān ibn Mardanīsh, an Andalusī warrior who briefly ruled Valencia before fleeing to Ḥafṣid Tunisia. These two figures' complex trajectories within and outside al-Andalus highlight the interconnected nature of the Western Mediterranean and the importance of ideology in constructing power. They also destabilize visions of Berber fundamentalism and Andalusī tolerance so prevalent in the historiography. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

Affiliation and Ideology at the End of the Almohad Caliphate

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Affiliation and Ideology at the End of the Almohad Caliphate

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In the seventh/thirteenth century, as Almohad power waned and Christian kingdoms expanded, many upstarts sought power in al-Andalus. Chronicles in Arabic and Latin alike present this time as one of holy war. But a closer examination of the relations among rulers in al-Andalus and North Africa shows a vital conflict over what constituted righteous authority, in which conflicts among rivals often led to alliances across religious lines. This paper focuses on two rulers: the Almohad governor of...
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© 2018 Society for the Medieval Mediterranean
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1473-348X
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0950-3110
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10.1080/09503110.2018.1525241
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Abstract

In the seventh/thirteenth century, as Almohad power waned and Christian kingdoms expanded, many upstarts sought power in al-Andalus. Chronicles in Arabic and Latin alike present this time as one of holy war. But a closer examination of the relations among rulers in al-Andalus and North Africa shows a vital conflict over what constituted righteous authority, in which conflicts among rivals often led to alliances across religious lines. This paper focuses on two rulers: the Almohad governor of Valencia, Abū Zayd, who later converted to Christianity and became an Aragonese nobleman, and his rival, Zayyān ibn Mardanīsh, an Andalusī warrior who briefly ruled Valencia before fleeing to Ḥafṣid Tunisia. These two figures' complex trajectories within and outside al-Andalus highlight the interconnected nature of the Western Mediterranean and the importance of ideology in constructing power. They also destabilize visions of Berber fundamentalism and Andalusī tolerance so prevalent in the historiography.

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 2, 2018

Keywords: Iberia; Africa; Almohads; Berber dynasty; Abū Zayd; king of Valencia; Zayyān b. Mardanīsh; king of Murcia

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