Ibn ziyad family tree

          Ibn ziyad father

        1. Ibn ziyad father
        2. Ziyad ibn abīhi
        3. Marjana mother of ibn ziyad
        4. Tariq ibn ziyad nationality
        5. Tariq bin ziyad father name

          6. Marjana mother of ibn ziyad.

          Tariq ibn Ziyad facts for kids

          Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād (Arabic: طارق بن زياد), also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber commander who served the Umayyad Caliphate and initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (present-day Spain and Portugal) in 711–718 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 Ṭāriq", which is named after him.

          Origins

          Medieval Arabic historians give contradictory data about Ṭāriq's origins and nationality.

          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 Berber mawla of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya.

          He is traditionally said to have been born in the Tlemcen regi