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The Arab Muslim Conquests Continued

The Arab Muslim Conquests Continued. HIST 1007 9/13/13. Arab-Muslim Conquests. Arab-Muslim Conquests – Key Events. 629 – Battle of Mu’tah 30 July 634 – Battle of Ajnadayn 18 Sept. 634 – Conquest of Damascus 15-20 Aug. 636 – Battle of Yarmouk 16-19 Nov. 636 – Battle of Qadisiyyah

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The Arab Muslim Conquests Continued

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  1. The Arab Muslim Conquests Continued HIST 1007 9/13/13

  2. Arab-Muslim Conquests

  3. Arab-Muslim Conquests – Key Events • 629 – Battle of Mu’tah • 30 July 634 – Battle of Ajnadayn • 18 Sept. 634 – Conquest of Damascus • 15-20 Aug. 636 – Battle of Yarmouk • 16-19 Nov. 636 – Battle of Qadisiyyah • April 637 – Conquest of Jerusalem • Sept. 641 – Conquest of Alexandria • 642 – Battle of Nahavand • 651 – Death of Yazdigird III

  4. Arab-Muslim Conquests – Key figures • Khalid b. al-Walid, Sayf Allah al-Masluli (the Drawn Sword of God) (592-642) • Conquest of Damascus • Battle of Yarmouk • Conquest of Jerusalem • Dismissed by his cousin `Umar

  5. Khalid b. Walid Mosque and the Syrian Civil War

  6. Arab-Muslim Conquests – Key Figures • Sa`d b. AbiWaqqas (ca. 595-ca.674) • Battles of Qadisiyyah and Nahavand • Governor of Kufa • Candidate for Caliphate

  7. Arab-Muslim Conquests – Key Figures • `Amr b. al-`As (592-664) • Conquest of Egypt • Founder of Fustat • Governor of Egypt

  8. Battle of Qadisiyya

  9. Saddam Qadisiyya

  10. Arab Muslims and Non-Muslims • Conquering Arabs were a minority in empire • No tradition of empire • Reliance on conquered peoples • Islam, taxes, or the sword • Amsar: Garrison cities • Keep Arabs from allure of Byzantine/Sasanian cities Examples of Byzantine coin and Arab-Byzantine coin

  11. 2 Empires – 2 Bureaucracies – 2 Coinages Solidus – Maurice Tiberius (r. 582-602) Drachm – Yazdgard II (r. 438-457)

  12. Arab – Byzantine & Arab - Sassanian

  13. Byzantine vs. Arab Byzantine What’s the difference?

  14. Map Quiz • Put everything away except a writing utensil. • Put your name on the quiz. • The next slide will list ten geographic features, locate them on the blank map and label them with either the location’s name or number from the list. • Don’t forget to put your name on the quiz.

  15. Map Quiz • Constantinople • Merv • Fustat • Baghdad • Mecca • Red Sea • Oxus River • Great Salt Desert • Yemen • Sind

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