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العربية
Medieval era · 640 CE

Battle of Heliopolis

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.

Battle of Heliopolis
Battle of Heliopolis · Javierfv1212, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
640 CE
Where
Heliopolis
Era
Medieval

Topics

Egypt2,800 BCE – today

Before and after

Arab conquest of Egypt639 CE – 642 CEArab invasion of Armenia642 CE – 744 CEShow on timeline

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