Emirate of Sicily
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The Emirate of Sicily or Fatimid Sicily was an Islamic kingdom that ruled the Muslim territories on the island of Sicily between 831 and 1091. Its capital was Palermo, which, during this period, became a major cultural and political center of the Muslim world.
Arab-Norman art and architecture combined Occidental features (such as the Classical pillars and friezes) with typical Arabic decorations and calligraphy.
Arab musicians in Palermo
Aghlabid quarter dinar minted in Sicily, 879
Roger I of Sicily receiving the keys of Palermo
Roger I of Sicily
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Roger I, nicknamed “Roger Bosso” and “Grand Count Roger”, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101.
Roger I of Sicily at the Battle of Cerami (1063), in which he was victorious against 35,000 Muslims