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The Muslim conquest of the Maghreb (Arabic: فَتْحُ اَلْمَغْرِب, romanized: Fath al-Maghrib, lit. 'Conquest of the West') or Arab conquest of North Africa by the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates commenced in 647 and concluded in 709, when the Byzantine Empire lost its last remaining strongholds to Caliph Al-Walid I .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...
The Muslim conquest of the Maghreb (Arabic: فَتْحُ اَلْمَغْرِب, romanized: Fath al-Maghrib, lit. ' Conquest of the West ') or Arab conquest of North Africa by the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates commenced in 647 and concluded in 709, when the Byzantine Empire lost its last remaining strongholds to Caliph Al-Walid I.
Othman embarks on a career of conquest and, by 1290, most of the Central Maghreb is conquered by the Ziyyanids. 1291: Death of Iranian poet Saadi. 1296: Alauddin Khalji ascended the throne of Delhi. Mongol ruler Ghazan Khan converted to Islam. 1299: Mongols invade Syria. The Marinids besiege Tlemcen, the capital of the Ziyyanid Kingdom of ...
The island was split between three Arab emirs, and the Sicilian population rose up against the ruling Muslims. One year later, Messina fell, and in 1072, Palermo was taken by the Normans. [23] The loss of the cities, each with a splendid harbor, dealt a severe blow to Muslim power on the island. Eventually all of Sicily was taken.
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The conquest of Sicily proceeded slowly and at an uneven pace, progressing roughly from west to east through multiple campaigns over many years. [29] [30] Palermo was conquered in 831 and became the capital of Muslim rule on the island and the base for further conquests.
Muslim conquest of the Levant: A Rashidun army departed Medina for the Levant. 640: January: Muslim conquest of Egypt: A Rashidun force laid siege to Pelusium. The legions of the East Roman army were reorganized into themes. 641: 8 Nov: Siege of Alexandria (641): Byzantine authorities in the Egyptian capital Alexandria surrendered to the ...