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Map of expansion of Caliphate
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Conflict Middle East

Early Muslim Conquests

632 CE – 750 CE · 118 years

One of the most rapid expansions in history — Arab armies conquered from Spain to Central Asia within a single century, reshaping the religious and political map of the world.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Rashidun & Umayyad Caliphates
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Sassanid Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Early Muslim Conquests.

  1. 636 Yarmouk
  2. 636 Qadisiyyah
  3. 639–642 Conquest of Egypt

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 632 CE and 750 CE.

636 CE Basra 636 CE Battle of Châlons 636 CE Battle of Yarmouk 638 CE Al-Masjid al-Haram 641 CE Cairo (Fustat)

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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