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Musa ibn Nusayr

640 - 716

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Musa ibn Nusayr (Arabic: موسى بن نصير Mūsá bin Nuṣayr; c. 640 – c. 716) was an Arab general and governor who served under the Umayyad caliph Al-Walid I. He ruled over the Muslim province of Ifriqiya, and directed the Islamic conquest of the Visigothic Kingdom that controlled the Iberian Peninsula and part of what is now southern France (Septimania). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Musa ibn Nusayr is the 3,270th most popular politician (down from 2,552nd in 2019). (down from 293rd in 2019)

Musa ibn Nusayr is most famous for being the governor of Muslim Spain and North Africa, and for leading the Muslim conquest of Visigothic Spain.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Musa ibn Nusayr ranks 3,270 out of 19,576. Before him are Regalianus, Elio Di Rupo, Günter Schabowski, Wang Xizhi, Gudrun Burwitz, and Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara. After him are Ernak, Canute VI of Denmark, Liuvigild, Albert of Saxony, Abdulla Yameen, and Canute V of Denmark.

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Among people born in 640, Musa ibn Nusayr ranks 4. Before him are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, and Saint Giles. After him are Saint Kilian, Kusaila, Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi, Callinicus I of Constantinople, and Seaxburh of Ely. Among people deceased in 716, Musa ibn Nusayr ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Ruizong of Tang. After him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Achila II, Qapaghan Qaghan, Coenred of Mercia, Irmina of Oeren, Æthelred of Mercia, Theodo of Bavaria, Ceolred of Mercia, and Osred I of Northumbria.

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