Muslim conquest of North Africa

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Islamic conquest historical event military campaign

The Muslim conquest of North Africa was the 7th–8th century expansion of early Islamic caliphates across the Maghreb, bringing much of the region under Arab-Muslim political and religious influence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Muslim conquest of North Africa canonical	3
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb	3
Arab conquest of Carthage	1
Arab conquest of the Maghreb	1
Muslim conquest of Carthage	1
Umayyad expansion into North Africa	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic conquest ⓘ historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
endPoint	Atlantic coast of North Africa ⓘ
followedBy	Arabization of the Maghreb ⓘ Islamization of North Africa ⓘ surface form: Islamization of the Maghreb Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ surface form: Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula
follows	Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
hasCommander	Abu al-Muhajir Dinar ⓘ Amr ibn al-As ⓘ Hassan ibn al-Nu'man ⓘ Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ Uqba ibn Nafi ⓘ
hasEndTime	8th century ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	advance into the Maghreb al-Aqsa ⓘ battle against the Kahina ⓘ capture of Alexandria ⓘ capture of Carthage ⓘ foundation of Kairouan ⓘ subjugation of Ifriqiya ⓘ
hasLongTermConsequence	basis for later Muslim expansion into al-Andalus ⓘ decline of Roman and Byzantine urban centers in the region ⓘ integration of North Africa into trans-Saharan trade networks ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Berber kingdoms ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
hasOpponentCommander	Exarchate of Africa ⓘ surface form: Byzantine exarchs of Carthage Dihya ⓘ Kusaila ⓘ
hasParticipant	Berber tribes ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Exarchate of Africa ⓘ Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ Vandals ⓘ
hasStartTime	7th century ⓘ
languageImpact	spread of Arabic language ⓘ
locatedIn	North Africa ⓘ surface form: Maghreb North Africa ⓘ
opposedReligion	Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ Donatism ⓘ surface form: Donatist Christianity local pagan beliefs ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ Early Muslim conquests ⓘ surface form: early Muslim conquests expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
politicalChange	extension of caliphal authority over the Maghreb ⓘ
preExistingLanguage	Berber languages ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
religionIntroduced	Islam ⓘ
result	collapse of Byzantine rule in North Africa ⓘ emergence of Arab-Berber Muslim societies ⓘ gradual Arabization of North African populations ⓘ incorporation of North Africa into the Islamic world ⓘ spread of Islam in the Maghreb ⓘ
startPoint	Egypt ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Muslim conquest of Egypt → followedBy → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

Islamization of North Africa → hasPart → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab conquest of the Maghreb

Islamization of North Africa → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab conquest of Carthage

Umayyad conquest of Hispania → predecessorEvent → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Early Islamic period → significantEvent → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

Uqba ibn Nafi → militaryCampaign → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

Exarchate of Africa → followedBy → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Exarchate of Africa → historyOfTopic → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Carthage

Battle of Carthage (698) → partOf → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of the Maghreb

Battle of Carthage (698) → partOf → Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad expansion into North Africa