Almoravids (Yarmuk)

The Almoravids, or Men of the Ribat, were a large tribe of Berbers that detached themselves from the Empire of the Songhai to seek conquests for their own kingdom further North. The success of their invasion of the Berber Kingdom of Mauretania in 1060-1061 allowed them to form this kingdom, which remained in their hands for about 100 years.