Wars

Muslim Conquest of Egypt

Medieval

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Muslim Conquest of Egypt." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/muslim-conquest-of-egypt.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Muslim Conquest of Egypt. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/muslim-conquest-of-egypt

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-muslim-conquest-of-egypt,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Muslim Conquest of Egypt},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/muslim-conquest-of-egypt},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Start Year

639 1

End Year

642 1

Combatants

The Rashidun Caliphate, led by Caliph Umar and then Uthman, against the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Makuria 1

Outcome

Muslim victory; the Rashidun Caliphate annexed Egypt, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Muslim Conquest of Egypt

Lead section, para 1

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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.

View the Source

1. Wikipedia: Muslim Conquest of Egypt

Infobox: Date

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