Abdallah ibn Qais |
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| Native name | عبد الله بن قيس |
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| Allegiance | Umayyad |
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| Service / branch | Navy |
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| Rank | Admiral-in-chief |
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| Relations | Qais (father) |
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Abdallah ibn Qais (Arabic: عبد الله بن قيس) (Κάϊσος, Kaisos and Ἀβδελᾶς, Abdelas in Greek sources) was an Umayyad 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 Umayyad navy, he led a raid against the island of Crete along with general Fadala ibn Ubayd.
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