Muslim conquest of Egypt

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The Muslim conquest of Egypt was the 7th-century campaign in which Arab Muslim forces defeated the Byzantine Empire and brought Egypt under Islamic rule, transforming its political and religious landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conquest ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
administrativeCenterAfterConquest Fustat ⓘ
administrativeLanguageBefore Greek ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
local Coptic forces ⓘ
commander Cyrus of Alexandria ⓘ
Heraclius ⓘ
Theodore (Byzantine general) ⓘ
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ⓘ
linked to: Amr ibn al-As

ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ⓘ
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab
conflict Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
endTime 646 ⓘ
followedBy Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ
languageOfConquerors Arabic ⓘ
location Byzantine Egypt ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
longTermConsequence Arabization of administration in Egypt ⓘ
decline of Byzantine political influence in Egypt ⓘ
integration of Egypt into the Islamic world ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Heliopolis (640) ⓘ
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) ⓘ
Siege of Babylon Fortress ⓘ
notableEvent capitulation of Alexandria ⓘ
surrender of Babylon Fortress ⓘ
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
Early Muslim conquests ⓘ
politicalChange transition from Byzantine province to province of Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
precededBy Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
primaryChristianDenominationInEgypt Miaphysite Coptic Church ⓘ
primaryReligionOfConquerors Islam ⓘ
primaryReligionOfSubjectPopulation Christianity ⓘ
religiousChange continuation of Coptic Christianity under Muslim rule ⓘ
start of gradual Islamization of Egypt ⓘ
result Muslim victory ⓘ
beginning of Islamic rule in Egypt ⓘ
end of Byzantine rule in Egypt ⓘ
incorporation of Egypt into the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
rulingPowerAfter Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
rulingPowerBefore Byzantine Empire ⓘ
significance marked expansion of Arab Muslim rule into North Africa ⓘ
secured grain supply of Egypt for the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
weakened Byzantine control in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
startTime 639 ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century ⓘ

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Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → hasSignificantEvent → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Byzantine Egypt → endCause → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Islamization of North Africa → hasPart → Arab conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Arab–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars → resultedIn → Arab conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Heraclian dynasty → notableEvent → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Islam in Egypt → hasHistoricalPhase → Early Islamic conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Amr ibn al-As → knownFor → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Amr ibn al-As → participatedIn → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Muslim conquest of the Levant → followedBy → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Theodore (Byzantine general) → conflict → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Battle of Heliopolis (640) → partOf → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Muslim conquest of North Africa → follows → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Siege of Babylon Fortress → conflictIn → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → conflictOf → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Coptic period → significantEvent → Arab conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Battle of the Masts → predecessorEvent → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Greco-Roman period → endEvent → Arab conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
al-Askar → associatedWith → Islamic conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari → participatedIn → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Umayyad army → conflict → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Battle of Ayn Shams → conflictOf → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Battle of Ayn Shams → partOf → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Christianization of Egypt → influencedByEvent → Arab conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
Battle of Marj Rahit → followedBy → Umayyad reconquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil → notableFor → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ ibn Wāʾil → tookPartIn → Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Muslim forces → notableCampaign → Islamic conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim conquest of Egypt