Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
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The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah took place between the armies of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire in November 636. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Rashidun army and is considered t
Depiction of the battle from a manuscript of the Persian epic Shahnameh, 1614
Rostam Farrokhzad
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Rostam Farrokhzād was a dynast from the Ispahbudhan family, who served as the spahbed of the northwestern quarter of Adurbadagan under the Sasanian monarchs Boran and Yazdegerd III. Rostam is remember
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
…November 636 and continued for the next three days. During the battle, Sasanian troops were thrown into disarray following the death of their general Rustam Farrokhzad under uncertain circumstances. The ensuing collapse of their positions marked a cataclysmic defeat that led to the Rashidun army's seizure of Ctesiphon…
17th-century Shahnameh illustration of Rostam Farrokhzad
Drachma of Azarmidokht with the bust of her father Khosrow II to the left
Drachma of Boran
Drachma of a young Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian monarch of Iran