The struggle with the North African Fatimids and the desire to control the sub-Saharan gold routes were the main reasons that led Abd al-Rahman III and Almanzor to undertake the military campaigns and the conquest of the Maghreb al-Aqsa.
Algeciras, chapter
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The struggle with the North African Fatimids and the desire to control the sub-Saharan gold routes were the main reasons that led Abd al-Rahman III and Almanzor to undertake the military campaigns and the conquest of the Maghreb al-Aqsa.
Algeciras, chapter