The Muslim conquest of Egypt was fought between December 639 and September 642, when forces of the Rashidun Caliphate under Amr ibn al-As conquered Byzantine Egypt from the Byzantine Empire. The conquest ended the Roman period in Egypt, which had begun in 30 BC and lasted nearly seven centuries, and Egypt, along with Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, was annexed to the Rashidun Caliphate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsThe Rashidun Caliphate, led by Caliph Umar and then Uthman, against the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Makuria 1 OutcomeMuslim victory; the Rashidun Caliphate annexed Egypt, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania 1 Classification
Conflict Type Muslim Conquest of Egypt
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The Byzantine Army defended Roman Egypt against the Rashidun conquest of 639-646
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1. Wikipedia: Muslim Conquest of Egypt
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Forces of the Rashidun Caliphate led by Amr ibn al-As conquered Byzantine Egypt between 639 and 642 AD. The conquest ended the Roman period in Egypt, which had begun in 30 BC and lasted for approximately seven centuries, and more broadly concluded the Greco-Roman period of Egyptian history.
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December 639 - September 642
Infobox: Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate (led by Caliph Umar, then Uthman) ... Byzantine Empire and Kingdom of Makuria
Infobox: Result
Muslim victory; Rashidun Caliphate annexed Egypt, Cyrenaica, and Tripolitania
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The Muslim conquest of Egypt was fought between December 639 and September 642, when forces of the Rashidun Caliphate under Amr ibn al-As conquered Byzantine Egypt from the Byzantine Empire.
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