Battle of Heliopolis Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Immerse yourself in the historical Battle of Heliopolis (640 AD) with this interactive timeline game!
- Learn about the strategic importance of Heliopolis in the context of the Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Discover the key players and their roles in shaping the outcome of the battle
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- July 640 AD: Byzantine army led by Theodore and John defeated by Rashidun army led by Amr ibn al-As at the Battle of Heliopolis
- July 640 AD: Byzantine forces retreat to the fortress of Babylon
- July-August 640 AD: Rashidun army lays siege to the fortress of Babylon
- August 640 AD: Byzantine reinforcements arrive at Babylon
- August 640 AD: Rashidun army captures the fortress of Babylon
- August 640 AD: Byzantine forces retreat to Alexandria
- August-September 640 AD: Rashidun army besieges Alexandria
- September 640 AD: Byzantine reinforcements arrive at Alexandria
- September 640 AD: Rashidun army captures Alexandria
- September 640 AD: End of Byzantine rule in Egypt
- September 640 AD: Beginning of Muslim rule in Egypt
- September 640 AD: Amr ibn al-As appointed as the first Muslim governor of Egypt
- October 640 AD: Muslims establish Fustat as the new capital of Egypt
- 640 AD: Construction of the mosque of Amr ibn al-As in Fustat begins
- 640 AD: Muslims begin the process of Arabization and Islamization of Egypt
- 640 AD: Muslims begin the collection of the jizya tax from non-Muslims in Egypt
- 640 AD: Muslims establish trade relations with the Byzantine Empire and other neighboring regions
- 640-642 AD: Muslims expand their control over the surrounding regions of Egypt
- 642 AD: Muslims consolidate their rule in Egypt and establish it as a province of the Rashidun Caliphate