The Campaign of Asad Bin Alfurat to Conquer Sicily
- 1 Department of Basic Sciences, Maan College, Balqa Applied University, Ma’an, Jordan
Abstract
This is a study of a campaign of several campaigns to liberate Islam nation from the Byzantine domination. It is the campaign of Asad bin Alfurat to conquer Sicily. Such campaign had been very important in the operation to conquer Sicily eventually. The study consisted of an introduction and prologue for the first campaigns against Sicily, the relations between both Sicily and Byzantines with Aghlabids state, followed by the motifs to conquer Sicily and preparation for the campaign, the battle of Marj Balata, then the movement of the campaign to Syracuse and the death of Asad bin Alfurat. The study concluded that governors of Africa had been sending the military campaigns to Sicily due to its importance as a logistic location for Islamic armies moving to Sicily, besides wiping out the threats of Romans in Sicily as well as to spread out Islam religion among the Sicilians. The campaign had been fulfilled but the operation had been halted upon the death of Asad bin Alfurat.
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