Muslim Sicily

The island of Sicily was under Islamic rule from the late ninth to the late eleventh centuries. It became a prosperous and influential commercial power in the Mediterranean, with its capital of Palermo serving as a major cultural and political center of the Muslim world.

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831 — 1072 Muslim Sicily

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Sicily under Saracen rule

Byzantines and Arabs in Sicily Ioannis Skylitzes

Italy 1050

Italy (South) 1050

Islamic Conquests in Sicily and southern Italy

PupiSiciliani

5ReliekkistIvoor10

Manoscritto Nowairi

The Byzantines under Georgios Maniakes land at Sicily and defeat the Arabs

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	982	Battle of Stilo	Holy Roman Empire, battle, Duchy of Benevento, Principality of Salerno, Muslim Sicily	Wikidata
event	war	629	Arab–Byzantine wars	Aghlabids, Emirate of Crete, Ghassanids, Mardaites, Emirate of Bari, Hamdanid dynasty, Kingdom of Italy, Umayyad Caliphate, Rashidun Caliphate, series of wars, Medieval Armenia, Mirdasid dynasty, Italian city-state, Muslim Sicily, Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, First Bulgarian Empire	Wikidata
commons	image		Sicily under Saracen rule		Commons
commons	image		Byzantines and Arabs in Sicily Ioannis Skylitzes		Commons
commons	image		Italy 1050		Commons
commons	image		Italy (South) 1050		Commons
commons	image		Islamic Conquests in Sicily and southern Italy		Commons
commons	image		PupiSiciliani		Commons
commons	image		5ReliekkistIvoor10		Commons
commons	image		Manoscritto Nowairi		Commons
commons	image		The Byzantines under Georgios Maniakes land at Sicily and defeat the Arabs		Commons