Tariq ibn Ziyad

E356463

Berber person Muslim general historical figure military commander

Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Berber general of the early Islamic period who led the Muslim forces that initiated the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 711.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Tariq ibn Ziyad canonical	3
Tariq ibn Ziyad (etymological origin debated)	1
Tariq ibn Ziyad al-Laythi	1
Tariq ibn Ziyad as subordinate general	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Berber person ⓘ Muslim ⓘ general ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ
allegiance	Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
approximateDate	died in early 8th century ⓘ
associatedWith	Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ Umayyad expansion in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
battle	Battle of Guadalete ⓘ
birthPlace	North Africa ⓘ
commanded	Berber troops ⓘ
commemoratedBy	historical literature on al-Andalus ⓘ place names in the Muslim world ⓘ
consequenceOfCampaign	collapse of Visigothic rule in much of Iberia ⓘ
culture	Islamic ⓘ
eponymOf	Gibraltar ⓘ
ethnicity	Berbers ⓘ surface form: Berber
historicity	attested in medieval Arabic sources ⓘ
landedAt	Gibraltar ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
led	Muslim forces in the invasion of Iberia ⓘ army that landed at Gibraltar in 711 ⓘ
legacy	key figure in the establishment of al-Andalus ⓘ symbol of early Islamic expansion into Europe ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
militaryStrategy	rapid advance into Visigothic territory ⓘ
nameEtymology	Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ surface form: Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq (mountain of Tariq)
notableFor	crossing from North Africa to Iberia in 711 ⓘ defeating the Visigothic king Roderic ⓘ leading the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
opponent	Roderic ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
participatedIn	Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ surface form: Muslim conquest of Hispania
regionOfActivity	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ North Africa ⓘ surface form: Maghreb Al-Andalus ⓘ surface form: al-Andalus
religion	Islam ⓘ
role	deputy of Musa ibn Nusayr in the Maghreb ⓘ
servedUnder	Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ
timePeriod	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad period early 8th century ⓘ
title	Tariq ibn Ziyad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tariq ibn Ziyad al-Laythi
yearOfInvasionOfIberia	711 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umayyad conquest of Hispania → commander → Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ

Tarifa → namedAfter → Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tariq ibn Ziyad (etymological origin debated)

Battle of Guadalete → commander → Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ

Battle of Guadalete → opponentCommander → Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ

Tariq ibn Ziyad → title → Tariq ibn Ziyad self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tariq ibn Ziyad al-Laythi

Musa ibn Nusayr → commanded → Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tariq ibn Ziyad as subordinate general