Almohads take Seville

1146

Abd al-Mumin's forces crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and began the Almohad conquest of al-Andalus. Seville fell after a brief siege; Cordoba would follow within two years. The Berber puritans replaced the Almoravid dynasty on both sides of the Mediterranean. The Almohads brought a severe aesthetic to the cities they conquered, whitewashing the ornate Almoravid palaces and imposing a theological austerity that extended to public life.