| Early in the twelfth century the Almohads, another clan, overthrew the Almoravid dynasty and assumed rule. |
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| In the 12th century the Normans from Sicily held some towns, until the Almohads expelled them. |
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| Seville cathedral was originally built as a Mosque by the Almohads in the late 12th century but later became the largest Gothic church in the world. |
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| Starting in 1084, the Almoravid Berbers ruled the region until 1147, when the Almohads conquered the land. |
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| The Almoravids, and the Almohads after them, also occupied parts of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula. |
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| In the 13th and 14th centuries the Merinids held power in Morocco and strove to replicate the successes of the Almohads by military campaigns in Algeria and Spain. |
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