EGYPT, AND SYRIA. 
SECT. IV. 
Dynajly of the Marabuts^ called by the Spanijlj authors 
AUMoravides, 
Marabut implies a faint ; and this dynafty arofe to power 
from a pretended zeal for religion. It originated in the Weft 
of Africa, about the year 1060. YuiTuf thefecond prince, in the 
year 1069 founded Morocco ; he conquered part of Spain, and 
died in II 06. His fon Ali was lefs fortunate, and the fliort- 
lived dynafty of the Marabuts was followed by that of the 
Elmohads or Unitarians, 
s E c T. V. 
Dynajly of the Elmohads. 
This dynafty originated in Mount Atlas. Tomrut, its 
founder, was followed by his celebrated difciple Abd-el-mumin, 
originally a do6tor of theology, but who difplayed fuch talents 
in war, that Ali, king of Morocco, after meeting with many 
defeats, died in defpair. 
Abd-el-mumin afpiring to the univerfal fovereignty of the 
Mohammedans in Africa, befieged and took Oran and Fez, A. D. 
1142. Tasfin, fon of Ali, hardly retained Morocco, which 
was taken by Abd-el-mumin from Ifhak his fuccelTor, the laft 
of the Marabut dynafty. 
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