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'Amr ibn al-'As

573–664

Arab

Military leader. He won the Holy Land of Palestine for Islam and also opposed Ali, the founder of the Shiite branch of the religion.

Contemporaries

570–632
?–656
573–634
?–661
521–597
fl. c.550–c.650
fl. 550
581–644
?–638
484–577
613–678
602–680
600–664
fl. 550
605–633
?–651
fl. c.625–c.706