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Battle of Nahavand

معركة نهاوند

642 CE · 21 AH† – 642 CE · 21 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Draft card for the Battle of Nahavand in 21/642, the 'Victory of Victories' in which al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin decided the fate of Persia for the Islamic conquest; its sources are not yet checked on the page.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate

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Sources

  • Tarikh al-Rusul wa-l-Muluk — al-Tabari
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