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unusual facts about Battle of al-Qādisiyyah


Battle of al-Qādisiyyah

Bows were about two meters long when unbraced, about the same size as the famous English longbow, with a maximum range of about 150 meters.


Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri

Later, he is said to have participated with his fellow Medinans in the defense of their city against the Umayyad army at the Battle of al-Harrah in 64/683.

Battle of al-Mazraa

The French authorities divided the territory of Syria into separate autonomous entities based on the different sects in the country, including the Jabal al-Druze area of Hauran with its Druze majority of 90%.

Battle of al-Musayfirah

The battle of al-Musayfirah was one of the major military engagements between Druze rebels and the French Army on 17 September 1925, during the early stage of the Great Syrian Revolt, which continued on until 1927.

Military conquests of Umar's era

Followed the victory at Qadisiyyah, Muslims captured Ctesiphon, the Sassanid Persian capital city, after two-month siege in March 637 followed by capturing of Tikrit and Mosul.


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