Data
Name: Emirate of Syracuse
Type: Polity
Start: 1054 AD
End: 1062 AD
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Emirate of Syracuse
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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) into which the Emirate of Sicily was divided.
Establishment
Chronology
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1. Sicilian Taifas Period
Were two periods of the Emirate of Sicily where the island was divided in several Taifas (Muslim principalities).
1.1.First Sicilian Taifas Period
The Emirate of Siciliy split into four Taifas (Muslim principalities).
2. Byzantine-Norman Wars
Were a series of wars between the Byzantines and the Normans in southern italy and the Balkan Peninsula.
2.1.Norman conquest of southern Italy
Were a series of military campaigns by Norman forces that slowly conquered southern Italy from the Bizyntine Empire and from local Lombard rulers.
2.1.1.Norman conquest of Sicily
Was the Norman conquest of Sicily, at the time under Muslim rule.
