Uqba ibn Nafi

Also known as ʿUqba b. Nafiʿ al-Fihri

Arab Muslim general (died 683)

Key facts

Monarch: Mu'awiya I
Preceded by: Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj
Succeeded by: Abu al-Muhajir Dinar
Born: 622, Mecca
Died: 683, Tehouda (near the oasis of Sidi Okba in present-day Algeria )
Resting place: Sidi Okba Mosque , Algeria
Relations: Banu al-Harith ibn Fihr (clan) Habib ibn Abi Ubaida al-Fihri (grandson) Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri (great-grandson)
Children: Abu Ubayda ibn Uqba
Parent s: Nafi ibn Abd al-Qays , Salma bint Harmalah
Allegiance: Rashidun Caliphate , Umayyad Caliphate
Branch service: Rashidun army
Years of service: 635–683
Rank: General
Battles wars: Muslim conquest of Egypt First battle of Dongola Muslim conquest of the Maghreb Expedition to the Fezzan Battle of Sufetula (647) Battle of Vescera †

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Instance of: human
Part of: companions of the Prophet
Gender: male
Place of birth: Mecca
Place of death: Sidi Okba
Occupation: wali
Languages spoken: Arabic
Native language: Arabic
Religion: Islam
Notable work: Kairouan
Conflict: Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Image: Statue de Okba ibn Nafi al Fihri en Algérie.jpg

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date of birth: 0622-01-01
date of death: 0683-01-01
name in native language: عقبة بن نافع الفهري‎
allegiance: Umayyad Caliphate
ethnic group: Arabs
Commons category: Uqba ibn Nafi
relative: 'Amr ibn al-'As
place of burial: Sidi Okba Mosque

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Encyclopedic overview

ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع بن عبد القيس الفهري القرشي), also simply known as Uqba ibn Nafi (622–683), was an Arab general serving the Rashidun Caliphate since the reign of Umar and later the Umayyad Caliphate during the reigns of Mu'awiya I and Yazid I, leading the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco and a failed attempt in Nubia. He is credited with establishing Umayyad rule in North Africa. Uqba was the nephew of Amr ibn al-As. He is often surnamed al-Fihri in reference to the Banu Fihr, a clan connected to the Quraysh. His descendants would be known as the ʿUqbids or Fihrids. Uqba was defeated and killed at the Battle of Vescera in 683.

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