{"slug": "abd-allah-ibn-sa-d", "label": "Abd Allah ibn Sa'd", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Allah_ibn_Sa%27d", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423552", "qid": "Q423552", "description": "Arab governor of Egypt from 646 to 656", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [645, 656], "span_label": ["645 CE", "656 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}], "also_known_as": ["Abdullah ibn Saad"], "related": [{"slug": "arabbyzantine-wars", "label": "Arab–Byzantine wars", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "alexandria", "label": "Alexandria", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-navy", "label": "Byzantine navy", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constans-ii", "label": "Constans II", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arabs", "label": "Arabs", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muslims", "label": "Muslims", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anatolia", "label": "Anatolia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rashidun-caliphate", "label": "Rashidun Caliphate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lycia", "label": "Lycia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 645, "year_label": "645 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Alexandria revolts against Arab rule, at the appearance of a Byzantine fleet of 300 ships, and Byzantine forces recapture the city. Abdullah ibn Sa'ad, Arab governor of Egypt, mounts an assault and retakes it. He begins building a Muslim fleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347973672#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "645", "revid": 1347973672, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 647, "year_label": "647 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab–Byzantine War: An Arab army (20,000 men) under Abdullah ibn Sa'ad invades the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa. It conquers Tripolitania and the city of Sufetula, 150 miles (240 km) south of Carthage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804471#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "647", "revid": 1340804471, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 649, "year_label": "649 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab–Byzantine War: Arab naval forces under Abdullah ibn Saad conquer Cyprus, sacking the capital Constantia after a short siege, and looting the rest of the island. The Cypriots agree to pay the same revenue as they have done to Emperor Constans II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365938693#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "649", "revid": 1365938693, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 652, "year_label": "652 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab–Byzantine War: An Arab fleet under Abdullah ibn Sa'ad defeats the Byzantine fleet (500 ships) off the coast of Alexandria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635695#Arab_Empire", "title": "652", "revid": 1367635695, "section": "Events › By place › Arab Empire"}}, {"year": 655, "year_label": "655 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of the Masts: Emperor Constans II personally commands the Byzantine fleet (500 ships), and sets off to challenge the Arab navy. He sails to the province of Lycia (now in Turkey) in the southern region of Asia Minor. The two forces meet off the coast of Mount Phoenix, near the harbour of Phoenix (modern Finike). The Arabs under Abdullah ibn Sa'ad are victorious in battle, although losses are heavy for both sides. Constans barely escapes to Constantinople.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367636681#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "655", "revid": 1367636681, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 656, "year_label": "656 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Abdullah ibn Sa'ad, governor of Upper Egypt, dies after a 12-year regime in which he has defeated neighboring Nubia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635539#Arabian_Empire", "title": "656", "revid": 1367635539, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 656, "year_label": "656 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Abdullah ibn Sa'ad, Arab governor", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635539#Deaths", "title": "656", "revid": 1367635539, "section": "Deaths"}}]}