conquest of Egypt by the Rashidun Empire
Documented facts
- Date
- 639 (Julian) — 642 (Julian)
- Precision
- Year
- Referenced location
- Roman Egypt
- Source coordinates
- 28.0000°, 32.1000°
- Part of
- Arab–Byzantine wars
Referenced participants
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
People and command
- Umar ibn Al-Khattāb — documented command · Source ↗
- 'Amr ibn al-'As — documented command · Source ↗
- Uqba ibn Nafi — documented command · Source ↗
- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam — documented command · Source ↗
- Miqdad ibn Aswad — documented command · Source ↗
- Ubayda ibn as-Samit — documented command · Source ↗
- Kharija bin Huzafa — documented command · Source ↗
- Busr ibn Abi Artat — documented command · Source ↗
- Abu Rafi — documented command · Source ↗
- Heraclius — documented command · Source ↗
- Cyrus of Alexandria — documented command · Source ↗
- Theodore — documented command · Source ↗
- Constans II — documented command · Source ↗
- 'Amr ibn al-'As — documented participation · Source ↗
- Miqdad ibn Aswad — documented participation · Source ↗
- Busr ibn Abi Artat — documented participation · Source ↗
- Abu Rafi — documented participation · Source ↗
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