Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
636* · Event
Arab forces crush the Sasanian army; Ctesiphon falls soon after, opening Persia to Islam.
On these timelines: Persia and Iran, Islam, Master, Major Religions
More from Persia and Iran
- Achaemenid Persian Empire (550 BCE)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Cyrus the Great (600 BCE)
- Sassanid Empire (224)
- Fall of the Sasanian Empire (651)
- Safavid Empire (1501)
- Alexander's conquest of the Persian Empire (334 BCE)
- Safavid Iran converts to Twelver Shi'ism (1501)
Around 636
- Muhammad (570)
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Srivijaya Empire (650)
- Silla unifies Korea (668)
- Sui dynasty reunifies China (581)