In 1147, the Almohads—followers of the Berber messiah Ibn Tumart—stormed the walls of Marrakech and extinguished the Almoravid empire. This episode tells the story of that brutal siege, the fire that consumed the city, and the man who led the assault: Abd al-Mu'min. We trace the Almohads' rise from the High Atlas redoubt of Tinmel, their alliance with the Masmuda tribes, and the propaganda war they waged against Almoravid piety. We also meet the last Almoravid sultan, Ishaq ibn Ali, a boy ruler who faced an enemy convinced that God was on their side. How did a mountain preacher's doctrine of absolute divine unity become a war machine? And what did the fall of Marrakech mean for the future of Morocco? Lucas and Luna dig into the ashes of a dynasty, the birth of a new imperial capital, and the echoes that still shape the city today. Listen for the story of a siege that changed the course of North Africa.
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