Person

Musa ibn Nusayr

640–716 · 7th century

Musa ibn Nusayr was the Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya who completed the conquest of North Africa. His subordinate Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed into Iberia in 711 and defeated the Visigothic king Roderic; Musa followed in 712 with a larger army and took Seville, Mérida and Zaragoza. Recalled to Damascus in 714, he fell from favour with the caliph and died in obscurity.

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Al-Andalus (Umayyad province)

Great speeches

Tariq ibn Ziyad: The Sea Behind You711

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