Arab–Sasanian wars

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The Arab–Sasanian wars were a series of 7th-century conflicts in which the early Islamic Arab armies fought and ultimately toppled the Sasanian Empire, leading to the Muslim conquest of Persia.

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instanceOf series of conflicts
war
alsoKnownAs Arab–Persian wars (early Islamic period) NERFINISHED
belligerent Arab tribal forces allied with the Rashidun Caliphate
Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
local Iranian forces loyal to the Sasanians
conflictBetween Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED
early Islamic Arab armies
decisiveBattle Battle of Nahavand NERFINISHED
Battle of al-Qādisiyyah NERFINISHED
endTime 651
followedBy Islamization of Persia
integration of Iranian elites into the Islamic Caliphate
hasMainTheater Iranian plateau NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Khuzestan NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Late Antiquity Near East NERFINISHED
involvedReligion Islam NERFINISHED
Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED
ledTo end of pre-Islamic Iranian imperial rule
gradual Islamization of Iranian populations
spread of Arabic as an administrative language in former Sasanian territories
notableBattle Battle of Buwayb NERFINISHED
Battle of Jalula NERFINISHED
Battle of Nahavand NERFINISHED
Battle of al-Qādisiyyah NERFINISHED
Battle of the Bridge NERFINISHED
notableCommander Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha NERFINISHED
Hormuzan NERFINISHED
Khalid ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED
Rostam Farrokhzād NERFINISHED
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas NERFINISHED
Yazdegerd III NERFINISHED
partOf Muslim conquest of Persia NERFINISHED
early Muslim conquests
precededBy Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 NERFINISHED
result Muslim conquest of Persia NERFINISHED
collapse of the Sasanian Empire
incorporation of former Sasanian territories into the Rashidun Caliphate
startTime 633
timePeriod 7th century

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Battle of Qadisiyyah relatedConflict Arab–Sasanian wars
Battle of Nahavand conflict Arab–Sasanian wars
this entity surface form: Rashidun Caliphate–Sasanian Empire conflicts