Tariq ibn Ziyad
Commander
Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād, also known simply as Tarik in English, was an Umayyad commander who initiated the Muslim conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711–718 AD. He led an army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating... Wikipedia
Born: 670 AD, North Africa
Died: 720 AD (age 50 years), Damascus, Syria
Battles/wars: Conquest of Hispania; • Battle of Guadalete
Other work: Governor of Tangier; Governor of Al-Andalus