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Almohad conquest of Marrakesh

Almohad conquest of Marrakesh was a siege conducted in 1146 at Marrakech, in what is now Morocco; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Marrakech. It was part of Q116299351. The recorded result: Almohad victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 100,000.

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Fought1146ran into the following year
WhereMarrakech, Morocco31.629N, 7.981W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAlmohad victory
BelligerentsAlmohad CaliphateagainstAlmoravid dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy losses, 120,000 killed
Part ofQ116299351

Where it sits in Q116299351

Battle of al-Buhayra, 1130Siège of Ceuta, 1143Siege of Fez, 1146Almohad conquest of Marrakesh, 1146Battle of Oumra, 118711301187Almohad conquest of Marrakesh, 1146
5 placed engagements of Q116299351 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1146 (year precision)
to 1147
PlaceMarrakech, Morocco
31.629N, 7.981W
KindSiege, medieval
Strength40,000100,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy losses, 120,000 killed
Commanders
  • Abd al-Mu'min
  • Ishaq ibn Ali
Almohad conquest of MarrakeshAlmohad conquest of MarrakeshSiege of MarrakeshSiege of MarrakeshSiege of MarrakeshBattle of MarrakechBattle of Sidi Bou OthmanBattle of Sidi Bou OthmanSafiAgadir100 km31.629N, 7.981W
Placed at Marrakech; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Almohad conquest of Marrakesh is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109256124, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Almohad conquest of Marrakesh (1147), revision 1370104845, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.