Muslim conquest of Persia

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The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.

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instanceOf 7th-century conflict
military campaign
war of conquest
belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Sasanian Empire
local Iranian dynasties
capturedCity Ctesiphon
Isfahan
Istakhr
Merv
Nishapur
Ray
commander Umar ibn al-Khattab
surface form: Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab

Khalid ibn al-Walid
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas
Yazdegerd III
Al‑Muthanna ibn Haritha
surface form: al-Muthanna ibn Haritha

al-Nuʿman ibn Muqarrin
ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmir
conflictWith Sasanian Empire
endDate c. 654
followedBy Umayyad conquest of Sindh
surface form: Muslim conquest of Sindh

Arab conquests in Central Asia
surface form: Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
historicalEra Early Islamic period
Late Antiquity
keyBattle Battle of Buwayb
Battle of Jalula
Battle of Nahavand
Battle of Ram Hormuz
Battle of Qadisiyyah
surface form: Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

Battle of the Bridge
Siege of Ctesiphon
languageImpact increased use of Arabic in administration
location Armenia
Azerbaijan
Fars Province
surface form: Fars

Kerman
Khorasan
surface form: Khurasan

Khuzestan
Mesopotamia
Nihawand
Ray
Sasanian Empire
Tabaristan
partOf Arab–Byzantine wars
early Muslim conquests
politicalChange end of Sasanian monarchy
extension of Rashidun Caliphate over Iranian plateau
precededBy Ridda Wars
surface form: Ridda wars
religiousChange decline of Zoroastrianism in Iran
spread of Islam in Iran
result Arabization of administration in Persia
Islamization of Persia
collapse of Zoroastrian state religion in Iran
end of pre-Islamic Iran
Muslim conquest of Persia self-linksurface differs
surface form: fall of the Sasanian Empire

incorporation of Persian territories into the Rashidun Caliphate
startDate c. 633

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Rashidun Caliphate significantEvent Muslim conquest of Persia
Roman–Persian Wars followedBy Muslim conquest of Persia
Sasanian Empire endEvent Muslim conquest of Persia
Early Islamic period significantEvent Muslim conquest of Persia
Khalid ibn al-Walid foughtIn Muslim conquest of Persia
Ridda Wars followedBy Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Iraq
Muslim conquest of Persia result Muslim conquest of Persia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: fall of the Sasanian Empire
Early Muslim conquests hasPart Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Iraq
Early Muslim conquests hasPart Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah conflictOf Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah partOf Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Iraq
Battle of Qadisiyyah consequence Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Iraq
Battle of Qadisiyyah relatedConflict Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia
Battle of Qadisiyyah category Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia
Persianate world emergedAfter Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Arab conquest of Iran
Sassanian drahm continuedInUseAfter Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Arab conquest of Iran
Battle of Nahavand partOf Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Nahavand partOf Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Iran
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas ledCampaign Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Muslim conquest of Iraq
Gundeshapur declineAfter Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Islamic conquest of Iran
Yazdegerd III notableEvent Muslim conquest of Persia
this entity surface form: Arab-Muslim conquest of Iran