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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Islamic Conquest of Egypt

Islamic Conquest of Egypt

Mamluke mosque

In 640 A.D., Amr bin Al-As conquered Egypt and he besieged the Fortress of Babylon till the surrender of the Byzantine forces there in 641 A.D.

Then, he proceeded to Alexandria and by virtue of Babylon Agreement, Alexandria surrendered too and he continued his conquest of Egypt.

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