Islamization of Egypt
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title:
Islamization of Egypt
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The Islamization of Egypt occurred after the seventh-century Muslim conquest, in which the Islamic Rashidun Caliphate seized control of Egypt from the Christian dominated Byzantine Empire. Egypt and other conquered territories in the Middle East gradually underwent a large-scale conversion from Christianity to Islam, motivated in part by a jizya tax for those who refused to convert. Islam became the faith of the majority of the population at some point between the 10th and 12th centuries, and Ar
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description:
Spread of Islam after the Arab conquests
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamization_of_Egypt
date created:
2009-10-06T15:58:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T20:59:46Z
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