Rashidun army
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The Rashidun army was the core of the Rashidun Caliphate's armed forces during the early Muslim conquests in the 7th century. The army is reported to have maintained a high level of discipline, strate
Bow of Sa'd ibn abi-Waqqas at Medina railway museum
A purebred Arabian stallion, showing dished profile, arched neck, level croup and high-carried tail
Arabian camel (dromedary) has a long, curved neck, single hump and hairy throat, shoulders and hump
Arabian Camel herd grazing near the Riyadh River, southeast Diriyah
Muslim conquest of Persia
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The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, occurred between 633 and 651 CE, when the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the Sasanian Empire as part of the early Muslim conquests
Rashidun army
…In its time, the Rashidun army was a very powerful and effective force. The three most successful generals of the army were Khalid ibn al-Walid, who conquered Persian Mesopotamia and the Roman Levant, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, who also conquered parts of the Roman Levant, and Amr ibn al-As, who conquered Roman Egypt. The army…
The assassination of Khosrau II in a manuscript of the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp made by Abd al-Samad c. 1535
Battle of Qadisiyyah from a manuscript of the Shahnameh
A Sasanian army helmet.
The ziggurat of Choqa Zanbil in Khuzestan