Abdallah ibn Qais
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Abdallah ibn Qais was an Ummayad military leader active against the Byzantine Empire
in the 670s. In ca. 672/673 he led a raid into Cilicia
and Lycia
, and wintered there before returning to Syria. In 674/675, by which time, according to al-Tabari
, he was admiral-in-chief of the Ummayad navy, he led a raid against the island of Crete
along with general al-Fadl ibn Ubaid.
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
in the 670s. In ca. 672/673 he led a raid into Cilicia
Cilicia
In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
and Lycia
Lycia
Lycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
, and wintered there before returning to Syria. In 674/675, by which time, according to al-Tabari
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari was a prominent and influential Sunni scholar and exegete of the Qur'an from Persia...
, he was admiral-in-chief of the Ummayad navy, he led a raid against the island of Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
along with general al-Fadl ibn Ubaid.