The Taifa kingdoms lost ground to the Christian realms in the north and, after the loss of Toledo in 1085, the Muslim rulers reluctantly invited the Almoravides, who invaded Al-Andalus from North Africa and established an empire.
The Taifa kingdoms lost ground to the Christian realms in the north. The Muslim rulers reluctantly invited the Almoravides. This was after the loss of Toledo in 1085. The Almoravides invaded Al-Andalus from North Africa. The Almoravides established an empire.