Rashidun administration of Egypt

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The Rashidun administration of Egypt was the early Islamic governance established by the Rashidun Caliphate after its conquest of Egypt, overseeing the region’s political, fiscal, and religious affairs from the mid-7th century.

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Rashidun administration of Egypt canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical government
provincial administration
appliesToEthnicGroup Arab Muslim conquerors
Coptic Egyptians
linked to: Copts

Greek-speaking population of Egypt
appliesToJurisdiction Muslim community in Egypt
dhimmi communities in Egypt
appliesToPeriod mid-7th century
appliesToTerritory Alexandria
Egypt
Fustat
capital Fustat
country Rashidun Caliphate
currency Byzantine-style gold solidus
Sasanian-style silver dirham
endTime 661
establishedBy Caliph ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab
fiscalPolicy retention of much of Byzantine tax structure with Islamic modifications
followed Byzantine administration of Egypt
linked to: Byzantine Egypt
followedBy Umayyad administration of Egypt
founder ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
hasGovernmentForm provincial military governorship
hasPart diwan al-jund (military register)
qadi courts
tax administration
headOfGovernment Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr
Qays ibn Saʿd
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī Sarḥ
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ
legalSystem early Islamic law (sharia) for Muslims
maintained land tax (kharaj)
military garrison at Fustat
poll tax (jizya)
militaryRole base for further Muslim expansion in North Africa
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Rashidun Caliphate
precededBy Roman administration of Egypt
religion Islam
religiousPolicy promotion of Islam as ruling religion
recognition of Christians and Jews as protected dhimmi
seatOfPower governor’s residence at Fustat
significantEvent foundation of Fustat
reconquest of Alexandria from Byzantines
surrender of Alexandria
startTime 640
usedLanguage Coptic
Greek

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Siege of Alexandria (641–642) followedBy Rashidun administration of Egypt