Amr ibn al-As

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Arab military commander Companion of the Prophet Muhammad Governor Sahabi

Amr ibn al-As was a prominent 7th-century Arab military commander and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, best known for leading the Muslim conquest of Egypt and founding the city of Fustat.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Amr ibn al-As canonical	13
ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ	4
Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi	1
Amr ibn al‑As	1
‘Amr ibn al-‘As	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arab military commander ⓘ Companion of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ Governor ⓘ Sahabi ⓘ
appointedBy	Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
birthDate	c. 573 ⓘ
birthPlace	Hejaz ⓘ Mecca ⓘ
child	Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As ⓘ Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As ⓘ surface form: Muhammad ibn Amr ibn al-As
conversionContext	migrated to Medina to accept Islam ⓘ
convertedToIslam	before conquest of Mecca ⓘ
deathDate	664 ⓘ
deathPlace	Egypt ⓘ Fustat ⓘ
ethnicity	Arabs ⓘ surface form: Arab
father	al-As ibn Wa’il ⓘ
founded	Fustat ⓘ Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
fullName	Amr ibn al-As self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi
historicalPeriod	7th century ⓘ
knownFor	Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ founding the city of Fustat ⓘ role in early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
militaryRank	commander ⓘ
mosqueNamedAfter	Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
mother	al-Nabigha ⓘ
officeHeld	Governor of Egypt ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Ajnadayn ⓘ Battle of Heliopolis (640) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Heliopolis Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ surface form: Muslim conquest of Syria
politicalAlignment	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad
preIslamicRole	Meccan negotiator ⓘ
reappointedBy	Muawiya I ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
religion	Islam ⓘ
roleInFirstFitna	participant in arbitration after Battle of Siffin ⓘ supporter of Muawiya I ⓘ
servedUnder	Caliph Abu Bakr ⓘ معاوية بن أبي سفيان ⓘ surface form: Caliph Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ surface form: Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
tribalAffiliation	Quraysh ⓘ
tribe	Banu Sahm ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amr → hasNotableBearer → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Egypt → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

Early Islamic period → hasKeyFigure → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Uqba ibn Nafi → relative → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Islam in Egypt → introducedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Fustat → foundedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Rashidun forces of Medina → notableCommander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Amr ibn al-As → fullName → Amr ibn al-As self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa’il al-Sahmi al-Qurashi

Ridda Wars → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amr ibn al‑As

Muslim conquest of the Levant → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Battle of Heliopolis (640) → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: ‘Amr ibn al-‘As

Muslim conquest of North Africa → hasCommander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Early Muslim conquests → significantPerson → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Siege of Babylon Fortress → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → commander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

Siege of Alexandria (641–642) → commandedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

ʿAmr → hasNotableBearer → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

this entity surface form: ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ

Battle of Siffin → hasCommander → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ

Siege of Damascus (634) → commandedBy → Amr ibn al-As ⓘ