The Last Almohad: Caliph al-Ma'mun and the Fall of Marrakech

In 1227, the Almohad caliphate was tearing itself apart. From the chaos emerged Abd al-Ma'mun, a man who would do the unthinkable: ally with the Christian king of Castile, renounce the core doctrine of his own dynasty, and hand over the keys to Marrakech. This episode follows the desperate intrigue of the late Almohad years — the murder of a rival caliph, the fateful alliance with Ferdinand III, the brutal siege of the city, and the infamous pact with the papacy that shocked the Islamic world. Lucas and Luna explore how one man's ambition shattered a century of unity, set the stage for the Marinid takeover, and left a legacy of division that echoes through Moroccan history. Along the way, they unpack the meaning of the term 'al-Ma'mun' — the trusted one — and ask whether it was betrayal or survival that defined his reign. A story of power, faith, and the brutal arithmetic of empire. #Almohad #AlMamun #Marrakech #FerdinandIII #Castile #Papacy #1212 #LasNavasdeTolosa #Berber #NorthAfrica #MoroccoHistory #IslamicHistory #MedievalHistory #Caliphate #Andalusia #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo