Berber Cavalrymen set of 5

Yusuf Ibn Tashfin – Yusuf was an effective general and strategist who put together a formidable army comprising Sudanese contingents, Christian mercenaries, and the Saharan tribes of the Gudala, Lamtuna, and Masufa, which enabled him to expand the empire, onto the plains of Morocco, reaching the Mediterranean.

On October 23, 1086, the Almoravid forces, after a plea for help from, accompanied by approximately 10,000 Andalusian fighters from local Muslim provinces, decisively checked the Reconquista, significantly outnumbering the largest Christian army ever assembled up to that point and defeating them. However, due to significant losses of their own were unable to take advantage and press forward immediately following the victory

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