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Tariq ibn Ziyad is a campaign in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms that is based on the feats of the real-life Tariq ibn Ziyad (Arabic: طارق بن زياد; died ), a Berber Muslim general from the Umayyad Caliphate. He is known in history for leading the Umayyad conquest of Hispania which culminates in the Battle of Guadalete and results in the formation of Al-Andalus that lasts until it was conquered by the Spanish in the lateth century. The Rock of Gibraltar, which happens to be the site where Tariq ibn Ziyad consolidates his forces, is named after him (derived from Jabal Ṭāriq (جبل طارق), Arabic for "Tariq's Mountain").
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Tariq ibn Ziyad
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HockeySam18 (1,2,4)
bassi (3,5)
| “ | In the early 8th century, Tariq ibn Ziyad leads an army of Berbers across the sea to Iberia, promising them wealth and glory. Can they overcome the fearsome infantry of the Visigoths and even bring the banners of war to the powerful Merovingian Franks beyond the Pyrenees? | ” |
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| “ | In the early 8th century, Tariq ibn Ziyad prepares to lead an army of Berbers and Arabs across the sea to Iberia, enthralling his troops with promises of wealth and glory. Will their might be enough to defea • - Tariq ibn Ziyad - The Foot of the Mountain
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