Marinid forces

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The Marinid forces were the military troops of the Marinid dynasty, a Berber Muslim power from North Africa that intervened in Iberian conflicts during the late Middle Ages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marinid forces canonical 2
Marinid army 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
medieval army
military organization
activeDuring 13th century
14th century
15th century
late Middle Ages
alliedWith Nasrid Emirate of Granada
linked to: Taifa of Granada
commandedBy Marinid sultan
commandStructure centralized under the Marinid court
conflict Battle of Río Salado
Battle of Tarifa
Granadan–Castilian wars
Reconquista
countryOfOrigin Marinid dynasty
crossed Strait of Gibraltar
ethnicComposition Berber
operatedIn Iberian Peninsula
Maghreb
linked to: North Africa

North Africa
al-Andalus
linked to: Al-Andalus
opposedTo Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal
partOf Marinid Sultanate
linked to: Marinid dynasty
primaryBase Fez
Morocco
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
role defended Muslim polities in Iberia
intervened in Iberian dynastic conflicts
supported Muslim communities in al-Andalus
usedMilitaryBranch cavalry
infantry
naval forces
usedTactic cavalry charges
hit-and-run raids
siege warfare
usedUnitType archers
heavy cavalry
horse archers
light cavalry
spearmen
usedWeapon bows
lances
shields
swords

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Teba opponent Marinid forces
Ferdinand the Holy Prince capturedBy Marinid forces
Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula militaryBranch Marinid army
linked to: Marinid forces