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Tariq ibn Ziyad
Umayyad commander in Hispania (died c. )
Tariq ibn Ziyad (Arabic: طارق بن زيادṬāriq ibn Ziyād; c.&#;&#;– c.&#;), also known simply as Tarik in English, was an Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain and Portugal) against the Visigothic Kingdom in – AD.
He led an army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating his troops at what is today known as the Rock of Gibraltar. The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق), meaning 'mountain of Tariq', which is named after him.
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Origins
Medieval Arabic historians give contradictory data about Ṭāriq's origins and ethnicity. Some conclusions about his personality and the circumstances of his entry into al-Andalus are surrounded by uncertainty.
The vast majority of modern sources state that Ṭāriq was a Berbermawla of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya.
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