After considering the history of the Muslim World in the period between the 11th and 16th century, particular events, processes, and/or encounters that I would deem overall the most enduring and most defining during this time is the almoravid and almohad states, the mongolian campaign, and the declaration of the caliphate in Cordoba as well as the collapse of the caliphate in Cordoba. I believe that these events were key in the muslim world during this time because they affected the culture as a whole. First, I chose the Almoravid and Almohad states as an enduring and defining event in this time period because at first, the Almoravid dynasty was the most powerful. The Almoravid dynasty was established in the 11th century and they spread