muslims led by general khalid ibn al-walid invaded what is now iraq in may 634.
muslims led by general khalid ibn al-walid invaded what is now iraq in may 634.
when did muslims led by general khalid ibn al-walid invade what is now iraq?
may 634
after the ridda wars, a muslim tribal chief raided the persian frontier towns in iraq. after the success of these raids abu bakr planned to expand his empire. he started with iraq, a rich persian province. after centuries of persian power and glory, it was important for abu bakr's expedition to not to suffer a defeat, for that would confirm and strengthen the fear for the persian military strength. to overcome these concerns he decided that the army that would invade persia would consist entirely of volunteers. he put in command of the army his best general khalid ibn al-walid. muslims invaded the sassanid persian empire in april 633 and defeated the sassanid army in the battle of chains, where the marzbān (provincial governor) hormuz was killed by khalid ibn al-walid in a duel.
battle of river
khalid ibn al-walid ("khalid son of al-walid") was from the meccan tribe of quraysh, from a clan that initially opposed muhammad. he played a vital role in the meccan victory at the battle of uhud against the muslims. he converted to islam, and joined muhammad after the treaty of hudaybiyyah and participated in various expeditions for him, such as the battle of mu'tah, which was the first battle between the romans and the muslims. khalid ibn al-walid reported that the fighting was so intense, that while fighting, he broke nine swords in the battle. this earned him the title ‘saif-ullah' meaning ""the sword of allah"". khalid took over after zayd ibn haritha, then jafar ibn abi talib, then abdullah ibn rawahah were killed. after muhammad's death, he played a key role in commanding medinan forces for abu bakr in the ridda wars, conquering central arabia and subduing arab tribes. he captured the sassanid arab client kingdom of al-hirah, and defeated the sassanid persian forces during his conquest of iraq (mesopotamia). he was later transferred to the western front to capture roman syria and the byzantine arab client state of the ghassanids.
khalid ibn al-walid