Name: Crete
Address: Crete, Anatolia

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Crete is an island. Al-Baladhuri reports that Junada raided it; then part of it was opened in the time of al-Walid and then closed. Humayd ibn Mu'yuf raided it in the caliphate of al-Rashid and opened part of it. Abu Hafs Umar ibn Isa al-Andalusi al-Iqritishi completed its conquest in the caliphate of al-Ma'mun, until no Romans were left in it, and he laid waste to their fortresses. ¹

What needs an additional source: the exact dates of these campaigns.

The Conquest of Crete

In al-Baladhuri: Janada raided Crete; in al-Walid's time part of it was opened then it closed; Humayd ibn Ma'yuf al-Hamdani raided it in al-Rashid's caliphate and opened part; then in al-Ma'mun's caliphate Abu Hafs Umar ibn Isa al-Andalusi — known as al-Iqritishi — raided it, opened a single fortress and settled it, then kept opening bit by bit until no Romans remained in it and he ruined their fortresses.

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The Conquest of Crete