Emirate of Sicily
E483719
The Emirate of Sicily was a medieval Islamic state that controlled the island of Sicily from the 9th to the 11th century, leaving a lasting legacy on its culture, architecture, and agriculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emirate of Sicily canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic state
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ medieval polity ⓘ |
| capital | Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredFrom | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Sicilian agriculture
ⓘ
Sicilian architecture ⓘ Sicilian cuisine ⓘ Sicilian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | dinar ⓘ |
| demography |
Greek Christians
ⓘ
Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin Christians ⓘ Muslims ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1091 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1091 ⓘ |
| followedBy | County of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | emirate ⓘ |
| inception | 827 ⓘ |
| introducedCrop |
citrus fruits
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ rice ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ |
| introducedIrrigationTechnique | qanat-style irrigation ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Sicilian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Ibn Hammud (local Muslim leaders, various) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sicily ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Norman conquest of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Syracuse (877–878) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Taormina (902) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Agrigento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazara NERFINISHED ⓘ Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLegacy | Arab-Norman architectural style in Sicily ⓘ |
| partOf | Abbasid Caliphate (nominally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Byzantine Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Aghlabids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalbids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 827 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.