Matrouh ibn Sulayman (died 175 AH / 791 AD) was Matrouh ibn Sulayman ibn Yaqzan al-Kalbi. Originating from North Africa, he settled in Al-Andalus with his father during the reign of Abd al-Rahman of the Umayyads. He fought Charlemagne’s army at the Roncevaux Pass (or “Serrarou”) in the Pyrenees in 162 AH / 778 AD in a joint attack with his brother and the Basque tribes, resulting in the annihilation of most of Charlemagne’s rear guard, with several of its leaders killed, including his commander Roland. Matrouh revolted against Umayyad rule in Barcelona, leading many followers (172 AH), and ruled Zaragoza and Huesca. He established an independent rule in Zaragoza until his assassination.Rafi’ ibn Matrouh al-Tamimi was the sheikh and ruler of Tripoli, taking control after the Sicilians occupied it in 540 AH. He governed the city for 12 years, enduring Sicilian rule. He traveled to Egypt by sea in 568 AH with his family after obtaining permission from Yusuf ibn Abd al-Mu’min, arriving in Alexandria in Rajab 568 AH, where he settled and was buried, and his descendants remained in Egypt.Ibn Matrouh al-Tujibi (born 574 AH – died in Valencia 635 AH), originally from Zaragoza, studied Qur’anic recitations, jurisprudence, Arabic, and literature. He was a knowledgeable jurist and advisor, holding judicial positions in several districts of Valencia, later in Dénia, and was also a poet, writer, and transmitter of knowledge.The poet Ibn Matrouh al-Masri is known for the famous line about the Battle of Mansoura: *“Dar Ibn Luqman remained as it was, and the chain remains while the guards are alert.”*Al-Muhaddith Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Matrouh al-Qurtubi traveled to Kairouan, Egypt, and the Hijaz, and died in 261 AH.Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Matrouh al-Azdi was an Egyptian grammarian who died in 353 AH.The poet Ibn Matrouh al-Zarqusti authored the anthologies *Rawdat al-Mahasin* and *Umdat al-Mahasin*.