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- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia abstract "The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, led to the end of the Sasanian Empire in 651 and the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion in Iran.The rise of Muslims coincided with a significant political, social, economic and military weakness in Persia. Once a major world power, the Sassanian Empire had exhausted its human and material resources after decades of warfare against the Byzantine Empire. The internal political situation had deteriorated, with the King Khosrau II being executed and ten new claimants taking the throne within just four years. The last one, Yazdegerd III, who had to face the Muslim invasion, was eight years old.Arab Muslims first attacked the Sassanid territory in 633, when general Khalid ibn Walid invaded Mesopotamia (Sassanid province of Asōristān; what is now Iraq), which was the political and economic center of the Sassanid state. Following the transfer of Khalid to the Byzantine front in the Levant, the Muslims eventually lost their holdings to Sassanian counterattacks. The second invasion began in 636 under Saad ibn Abi Waqqas, when a key victory at the Battle of Qadisiyyah led to the permanent end of Sasanian control west of Iran. The Zagros mountains then became a natural barrier and border between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sassanid Empire. Due to continuous raids by Persians into the area, Caliph Umar ordered a full invasion of the Sasanian empire in 642, which led to the complete conquest of the Sasanians around 651. Directing from Medina, more than a thousand miles from the battlefields of Iran, Caliph Umar's quick conquest of Iran in a series of well coordinated, multi-pronged attacks became his greatest triumph, contributing to his reputation as a great military and political strategist.Iranian historians have sought to defend their forebears by using Arab sources to illustrate that \"contrary to the claims of some historians, Iranians, in fact, fought long and hard against the invading Arabs.\" By 651, most of the urban centers in Iranian lands, with the notable exception of the Caspian provinces (Tabaristan) and Transoxiana, had come under the domination of the Arab armies. Many localities in Iran staged a defense against the invaders, but in the end none was able to repulse the invasion. Even after the Arabs had subdued the country, many cities rose in rebellion, killing the Arab governor or attacking their garrisons, but reinforcements from the caliphs succeeded in putting down all these rebellions and imposing the rule of Islam. The violent subjugation of Bukhara after many uprisings is a case in point. Conversion to Islam was, however, only gradual. In the process, many acts of violence took place, Zoroastrian scriptures were burnt and many priests executed. Once conquered politically, the Persians began to reassert themselves by maintaining Persian language and culture. Regardless, Islam was adopted by many, for political, socio-cultural or spiritual reasons, or simply by persuasion, and became the dominant religion.".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Arab Christians(633–637)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Caucasian Albania(633–636)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Dabuyids(642–651)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Hephthalites(651–654)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "House of Karen(633–654)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "House of Mihran(633–651)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Ispahbudhans(633–651)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Kanārangīyāns(633–651)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Kanārangīyāns(after 651)".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Rashidun Caliphate".
- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia combatant "Sasanian Empire".
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- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia place Caucasus.
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- Muslim_conquest_of_Persia result "Decisive Rashidun victory".
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