The Battle of Heliopolis, or "Ayn Shams," was a decisive battle between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzantine rule in Egypt, and opened the door for the Muslim conquest of the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa.

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  • 0640-07-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Byzantine Empire
  • Rashidun Caliphate
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  • Decisive Muslim victory
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  • Possibly 15,000
  • Possibly 20,000 or higher
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  • Unknown
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  • Byzantine Empire
  • Rashidun Caliphate
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  • 0640-07-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Decisive Muslim victory
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  • Possibly 15,000
  • Possibly 20,000 or higher
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  • The Battle of Heliopolis, or "Ayn Shams," was a decisive battle between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzantine rule in Egypt, and opened the door for the Muslim conquest of the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa.
  • La Batalla de Heliópolis, o de Ayn Shams, fue una batalla decisiva entre los ejércitos musulmanes árabes y las fuerzas bizantinas, enfrentadas por el control de Egipto. Aunque hubo varias escaramuzas después de esta batalla, esta batalla efectivamente decidió la suerte del Imperio bizantino en Egipto, y abrió la puerta a la conquista musulmana del Exarcado Bizantino de África.
  • La battaglia di Eliopoli, o "di Shams di Ayn", fu una battaglia decisiva fra gli eserciti arabi musulmani e l'esercito bizantino, per il controllo dell'Egitto. La sconfitta bizantina aprì la porta alla conquista araba dell'Esarcato d'Africa che cadrà nel 698.
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  • Unknown, but virtually the entire Byzantine force was killed or captured
  • Unknown;
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  • Battle of Heliopolis
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  • July 6 640
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  • the battle between Byzantines and Arabs in the 7th century
  • the battle in the 18th century
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  • Decisive Muslim victory
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  • Possibly 15,000
  • Possibly 20,000 or higher
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  • The Battle of Heliopolis, or "Ayn Shams," was a decisive battle between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine forces for the control of Egypt. Though there were several major skirmishes after this battle, it effectively decided the fate of the Byzantine rule in Egypt, and opened the door for the Muslim conquest of the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa.
  • La Batalla de Heliópolis, o de Ayn Shams, fue una batalla decisiva entre los ejércitos musulmanes árabes y las fuerzas bizantinas, enfrentadas por el control de Egipto. Aunque hubo varias escaramuzas después de esta batalla, esta batalla efectivamente decidió la suerte del Imperio bizantino en Egipto, y abrió la puerta a la conquista musulmana del Exarcado Bizantino de África.
  • La battaglia di Eliopoli, o "di Shams di Ayn", fu una battaglia decisiva fra gli eserciti arabi musulmani e l'esercito bizantino, per il controllo dell'Egitto. La sconfitta bizantina aprì la porta alla conquista araba dell'Esarcato d'Africa che cadrà nel 698.
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  • Battle of Heliopolis
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  • Battaglia di Eliopoli
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