// Middle Ages
Almoravid Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1056 – AD 1205
- Duration
- approx. 149 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1111
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.9 million km²
Period and duration
Almoravid Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1056 to AD 1205, roughly 149 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Almoravid Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1111: the mapped borders then cover about 1.9 million km², roughly 1.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1055)
After
Neighbours around AD 1111
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ghana Empire
- Kingdom of Castile
- Kingdom of Galicia
- Taifas of Iberia
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Zirid dynasty
- Kingdom of Aragon
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1111 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Almoravid Dynasty on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.