{"slug": "exarchate-of-africa", "label": "Exarchate of Africa", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exarchate_of_Africa", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246737", "qid": "Q246737", "description": "exarchate of the Byzantine Empire", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [590, 670], "span_label": ["590 CE", "670 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "arabbyzantine-wars", "label": "Arab–Byzantine wars", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "carthage", "label": "Carthage", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "heraclius", "label": "Heraclius", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "phocas", "label": "Phocas", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sicily", "label": "Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muawiyah-i", "label": "Muawiyah I", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "africa", "label": "Africa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rashidun-army", "label": "Rashidun army", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tripolitania", "label": "Tripolitania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tunisia", "label": "Tunisia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 590, "year_label": "590 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Maurice establishes the Exarchate of Carthage in Africa. He combines the civil authority of a praetorian prefect and the military authority, based at Carthage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753220#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "590", "revid": 1364753220, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 608, "year_label": "608 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Heraclian revolt: Heraclius the Elder, exarch of Africa, and his son (also named Heraclius) revolt against Emperor Phocas, whose regime in Constantinople has become unpopular and violent.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1289400818#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "608", "revid": 1289400818, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 646, "year_label": "646 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gregory the Patrician, Byzantine exarch of Africa, begins a rebellion against Constans II, and proclaims himself emperor; the revolt finds broad support among the populace.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804476#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "646", "revid": 1340804476, "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": 647, "year_label": "647 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Gregory the Patrician, Exarch of Africa", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804471#Deaths", "title": "647", "revid": 1340804471, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 667, "year_label": "667 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Arab–Byzantine War: Caliph Muawiyah I launches a series of attacks against Byzantine holdings in Africa, Sicily and the East.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340805207#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "667", "revid": 1340805207, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 670, "year_label": "670 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Muslim Conquest: A 10,000-man Arab army under the command of general Uqba ibn Nafi invades the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa. He establishes a military base at Kairouan (Tunisia) for further invasions, and founds the Great Mosque, also known as the \"Mosque of Uqba\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367634463#Arabian_Empire", "title": "670", "revid": 1367634463, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}]}