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
Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As
surface form: Muhammad ibn Amr ibn al-As
conversionContext migrated to Medina to accept Islam
convertedToIslam before conquest of Mecca
deathDate 664
deathPlace Egypt
Fustat
ethnicity Arabs
surface form: Arab
father al-As ibn Wa’il
founded Fustat
Amr ibn al-As Mosque
surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
fullName Amr ibn al-As self-linksurface differs
surface form: Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi
historicalPeriod 7th century
knownFor Muslim conquest of Egypt
founding the city of Fustat
role in early Islamic military campaigns
language Arabic
militaryRank commander
mosqueNamedAfter Amr ibn al-As Mosque
surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
mother al-Nabigha
officeHeld Governor of Egypt
participatedIn Battle of Ajnadayn
Battle of Heliopolis (640)
surface form: Battle of Heliopolis

Battle of Yarmouk
Muslim conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of the Levant
surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria
politicalAlignment Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyad
preIslamicRole Meccan negotiator
reappointedBy Muawiya I
regionOfActivity Arabian Peninsula
Egypt
Levant region
surface form: Levant
religion Islam
roleInFirstFitna participant in arbitration after Battle of Siffin
supporter of Muawiya I
servedUnder Caliph Abu Bakr
معاوية بن أبي سفيان
surface form: Caliph Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan

Umar ibn al-Khattab
surface form: Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab

Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
tribalAffiliation Quraysh
tribe Banu Sahm

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Amr hasNotableBearer Amr ibn al-As
Muslim conquest of Egypt commander Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
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 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi
Ridda Wars commander Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: Amr ibn al‑As
Battle of Heliopolis (640) commander Amr ibn al-As
Battle of Heliopolis (640) commander Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As
Siege of Babylon Fortress commander Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) commander Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
Siege of Alexandria (641–642) commandedBy Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
ʿAmr hasNotableBearer Amr ibn al-As
this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
Battle of Siffin hasCommander Amr ibn al-As
Siege of Damascus (634) commandedBy Amr ibn al-As