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Date:
636 - 637
Location:
al-Ḥīrah
Iraq
Participants:
Sasanian dynasty
Key People:
Yazdegerd III
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Battle of al-Qādisiyyah

Islamic history
Also known as: Battle of al-Qādisīyah
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Battle of al-Qādisiyyah, (636/637), battle fought near Al-Ḥīrah (in present-day Iraq) between forces of the Sāsānian dynasty and an invading Arab army. The Arab victory over the army of Yazdegerd III (reigned 632–651) marked the end of his dynasty and the beginning of Arab and Islamic rule in Persia.

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