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 Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
linked to: Umar ibn al-Khattab

Khalid ibn al-Walid
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas
Yazdegerd III
al-Muthanna ibn Haritha
al-Nuʿman ibn Muqarrin
ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmir
conflictWith Sasanian Empire
endDate c. 654
followedBy Muslim conquest of Sindh
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 al-Qadisiyyah
Battle of the Bridge
Siege of Ctesiphon
languageImpact increased use of Arabic in administration
location Armenia
Azerbaijan
Fars
linked to: Fars Province

Kerman
Khurasan
linked to: Khorasan

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
linked to: 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
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 Iraq
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Muslim conquest of Persia result fall of the Sasanian Empire
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Early Muslim conquests hasPart Muslim conquest of Iraq
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Early Muslim conquests hasPart Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah conflictOf Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah partOf Islamic conquest of Iraq
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah consequence Islamic conquest of Iraq
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah relatedConflict Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Qadisiyyah category Battles of the Muslim conquest of Persia
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Persianate world emergedAfter Arab conquest of Iran
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Sassanian drahm continuedInUseAfter Arab conquest of Iran
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Nahavand partOf Muslim conquest of Persia
Battle of Nahavand partOf Islamic conquest of Iran
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas ledCampaign Muslim conquest of Iraq
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Gundeshapur declineAfter Islamic conquest of Iran
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia
Yazdegerd III notableEvent Arab-Muslim conquest of Iran
linked to: Muslim conquest of Persia