Chapter 148 The Berbers
The man was wearing a white silk robe with a thin gauze on his head, and a gold decoration on his head.
The man is quite rich in body, with a little loose eye bags, and his black beard has been carefully taken care of.
Roger couldn't figure out where this guy came from.
He was sure that his eyes had not left the two doors.
At this time, the side door was opened, and Aisha came in with a pot of drink and a plate of cups.
Roger smelled a familiar smell in his nose. He often smelled it in his previous life, but this was the first time he smelled it after traveling through time.
He saw that whether it was a pot or a cup on the plate, it was inlaid with gold and silver.
"Friends, have a coffee."
The man on the couch spread his hands hospitably.
Aisha put down the plate on the small table and poured less than one-third of the dark brown drink into each cup.
Roger smelled coffee, cardamom, cloves and some other spices.
There are also dates and dried fruits on the plate for everyone to eat at will.
Aisha then lit the spices in the incense burner, and a strong fragrance spread throughout the room.
Roger immediately picked up the coffee pot and poured the coffee directly into the incense burner, extinguishing the fire inside.
Then, under the surprised eyes of the man and Aisha, he opened the doors and windows to ventilate.
Finally, he walked to the couch, pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, pretended to be a smile and said:
"I don't like burning incense in an unfamiliar airtight room, it reminds me of some unpleasant past events."
The man put away his surprised gaze and smiled and sipped his coffee.
He said, "I have no hostility to you, honorable Earl of Sicily, Lord Roger.
"I will introduce myself. I am the lord of Cadiz, Abu Abdullah Mohammed, and I am also the father of Idrissi."
Roger finally understood what this place was.
He thought that the whole city was looking for him, but he didn't expect that he would actually sneak into the city lord's mansion.
He was a little proud.
Roger looked carefully at the Lord Abu. This man looked gentle and elegant. He was better than a scholar than a ruler.
Lord Abu continued:
"I don't know how much Mr. Roger knows about our Almurabit dynasty."
Roger touched his nose and sat down, and he said, "I know you are Arabs."
"It seems you know nothing about us, let me briefly say it."
Lord Abu took another sip of coffee, he said:
"Our Almurabit dynasty was the *** dynasty established by the Berbers in North Africa and southern and southeastern Iberia.
“You Christian nation also calls us the Almoravid Dynasty.
“Armulabit, meaning someone from ‘Ribat’.
“The Almurabits mainly come from the Berber tribe of Rentuna (meaning masked men).
"How much do you know about the Berbers?"
Roger shook his head, looking confused. He said:
"I only know the Moors. I saw a statue in Santiago where St. Jacob slashed the Moors."
“The Moors are actually descendants of Berbers, Arabs and Blacks.
“We Berbers are not Arabs, but Berbers are indigenous peoples of Northwest Africa, mainly concentrated in Morocco and Algeria.
“We have our own language, Berber.
"In fact, the Berbers are not a single nation, it is a collective name for many tribal people who are similar in culture, politics and life.
"The name Berber is not originally a name called Berber, but comes from the Latin barbari (barbarian).
"The name given to us by the ancient Romans is quite majestic, so we have always used it."
Roger said, "But I see you as Arabs, and you believe in the Iranian religion as much as the Arabs."
“The Elamite religion was brought by the Arabs.
"500 years ago, the Arabs of the Umayyad dynasty carried out a military expedition to northwestern Africa. They brought the Iranians.
“Before converting to Elys, some Berbers converted to Christianity or Judaism, and most Berbers believed in traditional polytheism.
"The Arabs of the Umayyad dynasty reached an agreement with the rulers of the Christian Berber Alliance.
“The Berbers agreed to convert to the Iranian religion and helped the Umayyad Arabs occupy the entire North Africa.
"But later the Arabs increased taxes on the Berbers, treated the Berbers just like second-class citizens, and enslaved the Berbers, which led to the Berbers' opposition to the Arabs.
“Under the banner of the Elysians, the Berbers launched a riot 400 years ago.
“The Arabs adopted a strategy of repression.
"Since then, Berbers and Arabs have been taking turns to establish regimes in Northwest Africa.
“Dynasties after dynasty were born and destroyed.
“But the Elamite religion brought by the Arabs penetrated almost all aspects of the Berbers.
“It replaced most tribe religions, creating new standards and dogmas.
"More than 70 years ago, the theologian Abdullah Ibn Yasin went to the Rentuna tribe to preach the true meaning of the Iranian religion and established a religious organization with strict canonization.
“He led the believers to build a fortified temple on a small island on the Senegal River and settle down.
“This fortified monastery is called ‘Ribat’ in Arabic.
“More than 60 years ago, Yasin began to promote doctrines to the Berbers in the Sahara and the Blacks in Tarkrull.
“He also formed a powerful armed force for the believers to attack North Africa.
“Asin was later killed and his successor, Abu Bakr, handed over the leadership to his cousin Ibn Tashphin.
"Fifty years ago, the great Ibn Tashfen conquered Morocco, established our Almurabit dynasty, and established the capital of Marrakech.
“Then he expanded his power to western Algeria.
"More than 20 years ago, Tashfin defeated the Christian army commanded by King Alfonso VI of Iberia Castile twice.
"The Almurabit dynasty has since included most areas in southern and southeastern Iberia and North Africa.
"But after Tashfin's death, this dynasty had no outstanding successors, and now the rule of this dynasty is declining."
Roger picked up the cup and sniffed the scent of coffee. He missed it very much, but he didn't drink it.
He lowered his cup and asked, “I have a general understanding of your situation now.
"But what I don't understand is that while you send someone to hunt us down, you quietly asked Aisha to take us into your city lord's mansion. What do you mean?"
Lord Abu said a little embarrassedly: "That...I didn't ask anyone to search you.
"This is what my subordinates do and I don't want it."
"You mean, your subordinates don't listen to you?"
"That...is almost the same, haha. In fact, my close friends and I were staring at me.
"Fortunately, Aisha is here, she has a good relationship with my son and you.
"And those people didn't know her, and finally avoided their eyeliner and brought you."
Roger looked at the Lord Abu suspiciously: "You said 'they', who are 'they'?"
Chapter completed!