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Muslim Conquest of Persia
Early Islamic conquest that ended the Sasanian Empire and reshaped Iran and Mesopotamia.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Muslim conquest of Persia ended the Sasanian Empire. It brought Iran and much of Mesopotamia into the political and religious orbit of the early caliphate.
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633-750historical border era
Caliphate expansion
Rashidun and Umayyad conquests rapidly transform the Levant, Egypt, Persia, North Africa and Iberia.
Former Byzantine and Sasanian territories move into Islamic imperial systems. Iberia becomes a major western frontier.