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ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ: Quick Facts

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Facts

Died 663 • al-Fusṭāṭ • Egypt
Title / Office governor (661-663), Egypt
Role In Battle of Ṣiffīn • Battle of Yarmouk

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