Al-Muqawqis

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Al-Muqawqis (Arabic: المقوقس, Coptic: ⲡⲭⲁⲩⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ, ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ, romanized: p-khaukianos, pi-kaukos, lit. 'man of the Caucasus'^[1][2][3]) is mentioned in Muslim history as a ruler of Egypt who corresponded with Muhammad. He is widely identified with the last prefect of Egypt, Cyrus of Alexandria, who was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria of the second era of Byzantine Egypt (628-642).

An alternative view identifies al-Muqawqis with the governor of Sasanian Egypt, said to be a Greek man named "Kirolos, leader of the Copts",^{[citation needed]} although the Sassanian governor at the time was the military leader named Shahrbaraz.

When Being presented with the letter of invitation to Islam by Muhammad, he said he couldn’t risk his kingdom therefore not accepting Islam and send the messenger back with several gifts including two women and he told his servants not to say anything