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Tariq ibn Ziyad

670 - 720

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Tariq ibn Ziyad (Arabic: طارق بن زياد Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād; c. 670 – c. 720), 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 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 Tariq', which is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tariq ibn Ziyad is the 42nd most popular military personnel (up from 44th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Military Personnel.

Tariq ibn Ziyad was a Muslim general and governor who led the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 711.

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Among military personnels, Tariq ibn Ziyad ranks 42 out of 2,058. Before him are Miltiades, Vercingetorix, Ratko Mladić, Arminius, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. After him are Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Guan Yu, Stonewall Jackson, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and Alfred Jodl.

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Among people born in 670, Tariq ibn Ziyad ranks 1. After him are Chilperic II, Clovis III, Drogo of Champagne, Bertrada of Prüm, Corbinian, Saint Pirmin, and Wihtred of Kent. Among people deceased in 720, Tariq ibn Ziyad ranks 1. After him are Umar II, Odile of Alsace, Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, and Fujiwara no Fuhito.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Tariq ibn Ziyad ranks 5 out of 213. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Albert Camus (1913), Macrinus (164), and Apuleius (125). After him are Jacques Derrida (1930), Yves Saint Laurent (1936), Jugurtha (-160), Saint Monica (332), Louis Althusser (1918), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), and Ahmed Ben Bella (1916).

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Among military personnels born in Algeria, Tariq ibn Ziyad ranks 1. After him are Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856), and Alphonse Juin (1888).

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