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unusual facts about Muslim conquests



Central Asian Arabic

The first wave of Arabs migrated to this region in the 8th century during the Muslim conquests and was later joined by groups of Arabs from Balkh and Andkhoy (present-day Afghanistan).

Islamization

It was most prominently achieved during the 7th century Arabian Muslim conquests which spread the Arabic language, culture, and—having been carried out by Arabian Muslims as opposed to Arab Christians or Arabic speaking Jews—the religion of Islam to the lands they conquered.

Majolus of Cluny

As a youth Majolus fled his family's estates near Rietz to stay with relatives at Mâcon due to the Muslim invasions.

Subdivisions of the Byzantine Empire

The traditional administrative system faced a severe challenge in the first half of the 7th century, when the Muslim conquests and the invasion of the Balkans by the Slavs led to extensive territorial loss.


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History of Lahore

At the period of the first Muslim conquests, Lahore was in possession of a Chauhan prince, of the family of Ajmer.