Early Muslim conquests
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title:
Early Muslim conquests
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The early Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests, also known as the Arab conquests, were initiated in the 7th century by Muhammad, the founder of Islam. He established a new unified polity in Arabia based in Medina that expanded rapidly under the Rashidun Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate, culminating in Muslim rule being established on three continents over the next century. According to Scottish historian James Buchan: "In speed and extent, the first Arab conquests were matched only by
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Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_conquests
date created:
2005-10-09T03:57:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:50:19Z
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