What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 640
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 30.13° N, 31.29° E
- Description
- 640 AD decisive battle during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
Battle of Heliopolis
640 battle between the Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate
The Battle of Heliopolis or Ayn Shams was a decisive battle in 640 between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine Empire forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzantine rule in Egypt, and opened the door for the Muslim conquest of the Roman Exarchate of Africa.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army (15,000 men) under Amr ibn al-As defeats the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Muslime unter ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs besiegen in der Schlacht bei Heliopolis die Byzantiner in Ägypten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite de l'armée byzantine à la bataille d'Héliopolis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page