On this day, July 06, 640, the Rashidun Caliphate forces defeated the Byzantine armies in the Battle of Heliopolis. It took place during the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab. The Muslim forces were commanded by Amr bin al-A's while the Byzantines were ...
Rashidun Caliphate armies win the Battle of al-Qadissiyah, 636 CE
Today on the 19th of November in 636 CE, a 4-day-long Battle of Qadissiyah ended with the victory of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sassanid Empire. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas commanded the Rashidun forces while the Sassanids were commanded by their greatest h ...