Amr ibn al-As

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Amr ibn al-As was a prominent 7th-century Arab military commander and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, best known for leading the Muslim conquest of Egypt and founding the city of Fustat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab military commander ⓘ
Companion of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
Governor ⓘ
Sahabi ⓘ
appointedBy Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
birthDate c. 573 ⓘ
birthPlace Hejaz ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ
child Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
conversionContext migrated to Medina to accept Islam ⓘ
convertedToIslam before conquest of Mecca ⓘ
deathDate 664 ⓘ
deathPlace Egypt ⓘ
Fustat ⓘ
ethnicity Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
father al-As ibn Wa’il ⓘ
founded Fustat ⓘ
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
fullName Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
historicalPeriod 7th century ⓘ
knownFor Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
founding the city of Fustat ⓘ
role in early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
mosqueNamedAfter Mosque of Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
mother al-Nabigha ⓘ
officeHeld Governor of Egypt ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ
Battle of Heliopolis ⓘ
Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Syria ⓘ
politicalAlignment Umayyad ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
preIslamicRole Meccan negotiator ⓘ
reappointedBy Muawiya I ⓘ
regionOfActivity Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInFirstFitna participant in arbitration after Battle of Siffin ⓘ
supporter of Muawiya I ⓘ
servedUnder Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ
Caliph Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan ⓘ
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
tribalAffiliation Quraysh ⓘ
tribe Banu Sahm ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amr → hasNotableBearer → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Egypt → commander → ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Early Islamic period → hasKeyFigure → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Uqba ibn Nafi → relative → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Islam in Egypt → introducedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Fustat → foundedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As → fullName → Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Ridda Wars → commander → Amr ibn al‑As ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Battle of Heliopolis (640) → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Battle of Heliopolis (640) → commander → ‘Amr ibn al-‘As ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Babylon Fortress → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → commander → ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → commandedBy → ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
ʿAmr → hasNotableBearer → ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As
Battle of Siffin → hasCommander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Siege of Damascus (634) → commandedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As Mosque → namedAfter → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As Mosque → founder → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As Mosque → commissionedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
al-Nabigha → child → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
al-Nabigha → notableRelative → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Banu Sahm → notableMember → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
al-As ibn Wa’il → child → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As → father → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Wars of Apostasy → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Babylon-in-Egypt → capturedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ
Battle of Ayn Shams → commanderSide1 → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ