Musa bin Nusayr

Musa ibn Nusair, Arabic موسى بن نصير, Musa ibn Nusair DMG, (* 640, † 715) was an Arab military commander and governor of Ifriqiya ( 703-714 ).

Musa ibn Nusair was initially employed in the management of Basra, but was accused of embezzling public funds. He fled to Egypt, where a brother of the Caliph 'Abd al -Malik lodged intercession for Musa. He has now even named Ifriqiya in 703 as governor, and entrusted with the submission of the Maghreb. First, he was as governor of Ifriqiya still the governor of Egypt. Only 705 reached Musa ibn Nusair, the autonomy of the province of Ifriqiya and the direct supervision by the caliphs.

He succeeded to 709 the subjugation of the entire Maghreb. Since the Berbers were quick to Islam, Musa ibn Nusair Berber began as auxiliary troops for his campaigns set.

In July 710 Tarifa made ​​a first successful foray into the Visigothic kingdom. Then Musa ibn Ziyad Tariq sent 711, the governor of Tangier, a campaign against the Visigothic kingdom in Spain. Contrary Musa commands defeated the Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete and captured its capital, Toledo.

Only in June 712 Musa was with a predominantly consisting of Arabs army ( 18,000 men) land in Spain and Medina- Sidonia, Carmona and Seville conquer. Although Tariq was punished at the meeting in Talavera because command disrespect, but led both the subjugation of the Visigoths on. When they were subjected to 714 Zaragoza and Navarra and wanted to venture across the Pyrenees to Septimania, they were ordered by Caliph al- Waleed to Damascus. Before he left the country, sat Musa his son 'Abd al-' Azeez as governor in Andalusia one. Other sons were employed as governor of Tangier / Morocco and Ifriqiya.

In Damascus, he fell in al - Waleed I. in favor and lost his entire fortune. Musa ibn Nusair 715 died as a beggar in Syria.