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Almoravids
Berber empires from Morocco, take over Cordoba and much of Spain, overthrowing the Umayyads
Who did the Buyids fall to?
Seljuk Turks
iqta
Islamic land grant
how did the mamluks (960s) gain power?
One of the ruler’s mamluks seized Ghazna and built a power base.
Why did the Seljuks go to Transoxiana?
The Samanids asked for help against Turkish invader
What was the Seljuk army eventually made up of?
mamluks
Who were the Berbers?
ethnic group indigineous to North Africa; revolted against Fatimis
How long did Islamic Spain last?
7 centuries
What was Islamic Spain originally?
Emirate of Cordoba ( not trying to compete with Baghdad)
What did Islamic Spain eventually become?
The Spanish Umayyad Caliphate
What religion was the Fatimads
Isham’ili Shii
Convivencia
“living together”; “coexistence” of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities; in Islamic Spain
How did Convivencia end?
Reconquista: expulsions of Jews and Muslims from Iberian Peninsula
Spanish Inquisitian
Religion of Buyids
Shii
How was giving mamluk’s iqtas a double edged sword
giving mamluks land instead of money to pay them; land= power