Emirate of Sicily

Proper noun

 * 1)  A medieval Islamic state that ruled Sicily from 831 until falling to the Normans in 1091; specifically, the state ruled by the, from 948 to 1091.
 * 2) * 1992 [Rosemont Publishing & Printing], Peter Sammartino, William Roberts, Sicily: An Informal History, 2001, Cromwall Books, Paperback, page 44,
 * After becoming the capital of the Arab Emirate of Sicily, Palermo became a center of a cultural assimilation that was developed during the Arab conquest of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East.

Usage notes
Condensed timeline of Islam in Sicily:
 * 827: Aghlabid forces enter Sicily, exploiting internal Byzantine conflict.
 * 831–909: Sicily is ruled as a province of the Aghlabid Emirate of Ifriqiya, nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate.
 * 909–948: Sicily is ruled as a province of the Fatimid Caliphate.
 * From 948: Sicily is ruled as an emirate by the, at first on behalf of the Fatimids, but gradually achieving autonomy.
 * From 1044: Emirate of Sicily is fragmented into qadits (small fiefdoms), which battle each other for power.
 * 1061: Normans arrive via the Italian peninsula.
 * 1091: Norman conquest of Sicily complete.

Translations

 * Arabic: إِمَارَة صِقِلِّيَة
 * French: émirat de Sicile
 * German: Emirat von Sizilien
 * Italian: Emirato di Sicilia
 * Sicilian: