Critical

Muslim Conquest of Persia

Early Islamic conquest that ended the Sasanian Empire and reshaped Iran and Mesopotamia.

Timeline
633-654 CE
Duration
22 years
Region
Iran and Mesopotamia
Record
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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.

Theater countries

IranIraq

Actors

Rashidun CaliphateSasanian Empire

Tags

caliphateconquestpersia

Border context

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.

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