According to legend, this man taught his army table manners in one night after their habit of eating with their hands shocked some conquered nobles.
According to legend, this man taught his army table manners in one night after their habit of eating with their hands shocked some conquered nobles. This loser of the Battle of Nikiou and victor of the Battle of Pelusium deposed the Melkite bishop Cyrus of Phasis and replaced him with Patriarch Benjamin I. He converted the princes Jayfar and Abd al Julanda when Mohammad sent him to annex modern-day Oman, of which he became the first Muslim governor. On a more famous military campaign that was not in Mesopotamia, he captured the Fortress of Babylon in the name of Caliph Omar. A notable mosque named for this man was built in the barracks city he founded, Fustat, which is now part of Cairo. For fifteen points, name this Muslim general who conquered Egypt.
According to legend, this man taught his army table manners in one night after their habit of eating with their hands shocked some conquered nobles.
Amr ibn {al-‘As}