• Ibn ‘Abbād, also known as Benavert, was the last Emir of Sicily. He was the Emir of Syracuse, and from 1072 to 1086 he led the last Arab resistance against...
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    jumped of Benavert’s galley, and the emir, frightened, tried to jump on another boat, but failed and drowned because of his heavy armor. Benavert’s death...
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    pocket of active resistance was Syracuse governed by Ibn Abbad (known as Benavert in western chronicles). He defeated Jordan, son of Roger of Sicily in 1075...
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    Sicily was gradually conquered. A last resistance was attempted by emir Benavert, who lost the war at Syracuse in 1086. The last Muslim holding in Sicily...
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  • may refer to: Sahib ibn Abbad (938–995), Persian scholar and statesman Benavert (fl. late 11th century), or Ibn ‘Abbād, Emir of Syracuse and last Emir...
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