Syr ibn Abi Bakr

Syr ibn Abi Bakr
Governor of Meknes and the region of Maklata and Fazaz
In office
1077-8 – ?
MonarchYusuf ibn Tashfin
Governor of Seville
In office
1091–1111
MonarchYusuf ibn Tashfin
Succeeded byYahya ibn Syr ibn Abi Bakr
Personal details
Died1113
Seville
Parent
  • Abu Bakr Tashfin (father)
Military service
Allegiance Almoravid empire
Rankgovernor of Meknes and the region of Maklata and Fazaz
Governor of al-Andalus
Governor of Seville
Governor of Badajoz
Battles/warsBattle of Sagrajas
Battle of Almodóvar del Río (1091)
Battle of Vatalandi
Capture of Santarém (1111)

Syr ibn Abi Bakr ibn Tashfin (Arabic: سير بن أبي بكر) (d. 1113) was a Berber military commander for the Almoravid empire. He is considered one the greatest military tacticians that Ibn Tashfin had.[1]

  1. ^ Messier 2010, p. 64.

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