969Byzantines Capture Antioch, Fatimids Conquer Egypt

Byzantines occupy Antioch and force Aleppo to become a prote...
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⚔️ Battle of Babylon in Egypt

Battle of Babylon in Egypt (640)
Early Islamic conquestsRashidun CaliphateMilitary campaignsBattle of BabylonEgyptWarfareByzantine Empire
EgyptEgypt

🇪🇬 Muawiyah I conquers Egypt

Conquest of Egypt by Muawiyah I.
Muawiyah I conquers Egypt (659)
Muawiyah IExpansionEarly Islamic HistoryUmayyad CaliphateConquestGovernanceMilitary CampaignEgypt
EgyptEgyptSyriaSyria

🛡️ Harun al-Rashid's Expedition Against the Byzantines

Harun ibn al-Mahdi (future Harun al-Rashid) leads a huge expedition against the Byzantines and reaches Chalcedon. Harun was nominated as second heir of the Caliphate.
Harun al-Rashid's Expedition Against the Byzantines (782)
Harun al-RashidByzantine EmpireMilitary CampaignsChalcedonAbbasid Caliphate8th CenturyExpansionWarfare
TurkeyTurkeyIraqIraq

🛡️ Harun al-Rashid's Campaign against the Byzantines

Harun al-Rashid's Campaign against the Byzantines (806)
Abbasid CaliphateByzantine EmpireWarfareMilitary CampaignsFrontier ConflictsHarun al-RashidExpansionRaids
TurkeyTurkeyGreeceGreece

🛡️ Byzantines Capture Antioch, Fatimids Conquer Egypt

Byzantines occupy Antioch and force Aleppo to become a protectorate. The Fatimids conquer Egypt.
Byzantines Capture Antioch, Fatimids Conquer Egypt (969)
Byzantine EmpireFatimidsExpansionConquestAntiochEgyptMilitary CampaignsShia Caliphate
TurkeyTurkeySyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

🇬🇧 Egypt Becomes a British Protectorate

Egypt becomes a British protectorate.
EgyptBritish ProtectorateColonialismExpansionImperialismAfricaWorld War I1910s
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom