Early conquests · 642
Battle of Nahavand
Remembered as the victory of victories. The last great Sasanian army was destroyed and the Iranian plateau lay open. Nu'man was martyred in the battle.
Key facts
- When
- 642
- Where
- Nahavand, Iran
- Sides
- Rashidun Caliphate vs Sasanian Empire
- Commanders
- Nu'man ibn Muqarrin vs Firuzan
- Result
- Decisive Muslim victory
- Type
- Early conquests
- Chapter
- 1. The Rightly Guided Caliphs
Who led it
- Umar ibn al-Khattabc. 584 to 644
The second caliph, called al-Faruq.
The wider picture: Abu Bakr and Umar: the great conquests
Within twelve years the Muslims defeated both superpowers of the age. Byzantium lost Syria at Yarmouk and Egypt soon after. Persia lost Iraq at Qadisiyyah and its heartland at Nahavand. Jerusalem surrendered in 637 and Umar came in person to accept it.
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