5- The Guided Caliphs
Amir al-Muminin Omar Ibn el-Khattab allowed his army commander Amro Ibn el-Aas to conquer Egypt. Ibn el-Aas seiged al-Arish and al-Farma in 640 AC, then he seiged Om Denin
and surrounded Babilion fort in 641 AC. Following, he headed to Alexandria and seiged it.
Thus, Ibn el-Aas put an end to the Byzantine empire in Egypt. Accordingly, Egypt became an Islamic state under the Orthodox Caliphs. They used to send
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