jan 1, 647 - Amr Ibn 'As launched a conquest
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The conquest of Egypt started by Amr Ibn 'As 's campaign which was his own initiative. After defeating large Byzantine forces at Heliopolis (now a suburb of Cairo) in 640 and Babylon (a Byzantine town on the site of the present Old Cairo) in 641, he entered the capital, Alexandria, in 642. Later, he conquered and became the Governor of Egypt . Byzantine Roman Empire loss their stronghold to Umayyad Caliphate. Moreover, Amr's army came from myriads of clans such as from Yemen ( Mahra, Hadramawt and etc). In Cyrenaica ( nowadays Barqa) , 4000 thousand men participate in this conquest. Though there was an opposition in Tripoli, in Libya, there was no opposition which is because of the peace treaty with local Berbers of Luwata. However, Amr was dismissed from his position in 645, and he was replaced by Abdullah ibn Sarh. During his rule as a governor in Egypt, he organized the system of taxation, the administration of justice and founded the garrison city of Al-Fusṭāṭ adjacent to Babylon, where he built a mosque (still standing) bearing his name.
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