Abstract is: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ al-Sahmī (Arabic: عمرو بن العاص السهمي; c. 573 – 664) was the Arab commander who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wealthy Qurayshite, Amr embraced Islam in c. 629 and was assigned important roles in the nascent Muslim community by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The first caliph Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) appointed Amr as a commander of the conquest of Syria. He conquered most of Palestine, to which he was appointed governor, and led the Arabs to decisive victories over the Byzantines at the battles of Ajnadayn and Yarmouk in 634 and 636. Amr launched the conquest of Egypt on his own initiative in late 639, defeating the Byzantines in a string of victories ending with the surrender of Alexandria in 641 or 642. It was the swiftest of the early Muslim conquests. This was followed by westward advances by Amr as far as Tripoli in present-day Libya. In a treaty signed with the Byzantine governor Cyrus, Amr guaranteed the security of Egypt's population and imposed a poll tax on non-Muslim adult males. He maintained the Coptic-dominated bureaucracy and cordial ties with the Coptic patriarch Benjamin. He founded Fustat as the provincial capital with the mosque later called after him at its center. Amr ruled relatively independently, acquired significant wealth, and upheld the interests of the Arab conquerors who formed Fustat's garrison in relation to the central authorities in Medina. After gradually diluting Amr's authority, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656) dismissed him in 646 after accusations of incompetency from his successor Abdallah ibn Sa'd. After mutineers from Egypt assassinated Uthman, Amr distanced himself from their cause, despite previously instigating opposition against Uthman. In the ensuing First Muslim Civil War, Amr joined Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan against Caliph Ali (r. 656–661) due to promises of the governorship of Egypt and its tax revenues. Amr served as Mu'awiya's representative in the abortive arbitration talks to end the war. Afterward, he wrested control of Egypt from Ali's loyalists, killing its governor Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, and assumed the governorship instead. Mu'awiya kept him in his post after establishing the Umayyad Caliphate in 661 and Amr ruled the province until his death.
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P6706 | De Agostini ID | ʽAmr+ibn+al-‘Ās |
P8313 | Den Store Danske ID | Amr_ibn_al-As |
P7902 | Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID | 129982091 |
P11926 | Encyclopaedia Islamica ID | SIM_0275 |
P9878 | Encyclopaedia of Islam (first edition) ID | SIM_0746 |
P9862 | Encyclopaedia of Islam (second edition) ID | SIM_0633 |
P9879 | Encyclopaedia of Islam (third edition) ID | COM_23067 |
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P3222 | NE.se ID | amr-ibn-al-as |
P691 | NL CR AUT ID | jn20040624001 |
P4342 | Store norske leksikon ID | Amr_ibn_al-'As |
P7314 | TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi ID | amr-b-as |
P6404 | Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID | amr-ibn-al-as |
P214 | VIAF ID | 1106303 |
P7666 | Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID | amr-ibn-al-as |
P8081 | WBIS ID | R5094 |
P10832 | WorldCat Entities ID | E39PCjH3G9QHbCGgJBRKjD8grq |
P945 | allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate | Q8575586 |
Rashidun Caliphate | Q12490507 | ||
P40 | child | Muhammad ibn Amr ibn al-'As | Q96966921 |
'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As | Q2815298 | ||
P607 | conflict | Muslim conquest of Syria | Q248984 |
Arab conquest of Egypt | Q317519 | ||
Battle of Yarmouk | Q194226 | ||
Battle of Badr | Q486124 | ||
Battle of Uhud | Q488278 | ||
Battle of Siffin | Q735876 | ||
Battle of the Trench | Q826083 | ||
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb | Q925960 | ||
P1343 | described by source | Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary | Q602358 |
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition | Q867541 | ||
Encyclopedic Lexicon | Q4532135 | ||
The Nuttall Encyclopædia | Q3181656 | ||
Sytin Military Encyclopedia | Q4114391 | ||
Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference | Q115653803 | ||
Islamskiy enciklopedicheskiy slovar | Q18517268 | ||
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary | Q19180675 | ||
P22 | father | Al-'As ibn Wa'il | Q12189926 |
P735 | given name | Amr | Q2844485 |
Amr | Q2844485 | ||
P1412 | languages spoken, written or signed | Arabic | Q13955 |
P241 | military branch | Rashidun army | Q4115723 |
Umayyad Army | Q59551740 | ||
P25 | mother | Salma bint Harmalah | Q6505610 |
P103 | native language | Arabic | Q13955 |
P1449 | nickname | أبو عبد الله | |
أبو مُحمَّد | |||
P106 | occupation | diplomat | Q193391 |
merchant | Q215536 | ||
statesperson | Q372436 | ||
military leader | Q1402561 | ||
P361 | part of | companions of the Prophet | Q188711 |
P119 | place of burial | Egypt | Q79 |
P39 | position held | Governor of Egypt for the Rashidun Caliphates | Q6895790 |
Governor of Egypt for the Umayyad Caliphate | Q30314912 | ||
P140 | religion or worldview | Islam | Q432 |
P21 | sex or gender | male | Q6581097 |
P3373 | sibling | Hisham ibn al-A'as | Q2680787 |
P26 | spouse | Umm Kulthum bint Uqba | Q4166189 |
Rita bint Munàbbih | Q25545439 |
Q2680787 | Hisham ibn al-A'as | sibling | P3373 |
Q1417059 | First Fitna | participant | P710 |
Q12198354 | Busr ibn Abi Artat | supervised by | P7604 |
Q683511 | Mosque of Amr ibn al-As | dedicated to | P825 |
Category:Amr Ibn al-Aas | wikimedia | |
Arabic (ar / Q13955) | عمرو بن العاص | wikipedia |
Egyptian Arabic (arz / Q29919) | عمرو ابن العاص | wikipedia |
az | Əmr ibn As | wikipedia |
Амр ібн аль-Ас | wikipedia | |
Амр ибн ал-Ас | wikipedia | |
bn | আমর ইবনুল আস | wikipedia |
Amr ibn el-As | wikipedia | |
Catalan (ca / Q7026) | Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia |
ce | Ӏамр бин Ӏас | wikipedia |
ckb | عەمرو کوڕی عاس | wikipedia |
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs | wikipedia | |
Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia | |
Esperanto (eo / Q143) | Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia |
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Basque language (eu / Q8752) | Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia |
Persian (fa / Q9168) | عمرو عاص | wikipedia |
Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia | |
עמר אבן אל-עאץ | wikipedia | |
hi | अम्र इब्न अल-आश | wikipedia |
Amr ibn al-Ász | wikipedia | |
Amr bin Ash | wikipedia | |
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ | wikipedia | |
アムル・イブン・アル=アース | wikipedia | |
Әмір ибн әл-Ас | wikipedia | |
아므르 이븐 알 아스 | wikipedia | |
ku | Emr bin Es | wikipedia |
Amras ibn al Asas | wikipedia | |
ml | അംറ് ഇബിനുൽ ആസ് | wikipedia |
Amr bin al-As | wikipedia | |
nb | ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ | wikipedia |
'Amr ibn al-'As | wikipedia | |
oc | Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia |
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pnb | عمرو ابن العاص | wikipedia |
Anre ibne Alas | wikipedia | |
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Serbo-Croatian (sh / Q9301) | Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia |
Camar bin caas | wikipedia | |
Amr ibn el-As | wikipedia | |
Амр ибн ел Ас | wikipedia | |
Amr ibn al-As | wikipedia | |
Amr bin Âs | wikipedia | |
ug | ئەمر ئىبنى ئاس | wikipedia |
Амр ібн аль-Ас | wikipedia | |
Urdu (ur / Q1617) | عمرو ابن عاص | wikipedia |
uz | Amr ibn al-Os | wikipedia |
阿姆鲁·本·阿斯 | wikipedia | |
Arabic (ar / Q13955) | عمرو بن العاص | wikiquote |
Amr ibn al-Ás | wikiquote | |
Persian (fa / Q9168) | عمرو عاص | wikiquote |
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