45 results for “military”
Clear filter...the Battle of the Trench (Ghazwat al-Khandaq) in 5 AH. This military strategy, drawn from Persian military tradition, proved dec...
...asra transformed the character of the Iraqi conquest from a military campaign into a permanent settlement.
...Kufa in the north, Basra was designed as a base for ongoing military operations and a centre for Islamic governance. It grew int...
...son Hasan ibn Ali briefly assumed the caliphate. Facing the military might of Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan — who had ruled Syria as g...
...is battle had lasting consequences far beyond its immediate military outcome. The deep animosity it generated between the Qays a...
...overhauled to ensure more consistent revenue collection and military mobilization. Abd al-Malik also standardized weights and me...
...stantinople (717–718 CE) was the largest and most sustained military effort to take the Byzantine capital, launched by Caliph Su...
...erian Peninsula in 92 AH stands as one of the most dramatic military campaigns in medieval history, transforming the western Med...
...he previous king Wittiza — assembled the bulk of Visigothic military strength to confront the invaders. The battle lasted for se...
...uled against Umayyad interests. He also attempted to reduce military adventurism: the massive and costly siege of Constantinople...
... some of his predecessors, and committed to maintaining the military and fiscal machinery of the state. Under his rule, Arab arm...
...ecades. For the Umayyad state, preoccupied with the massive military setbacks at Constantinople and in Central Asia, the battle ...
...f obscure origin who proved to be one of the most effective military organizers of his era. He raised the black banners of revol...
...Zab tributary of the Tigris in northern Iraq, was the final military confrontation between the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid...
...nsolidated control over al-Andalus through a combination of military campaigns and adept political management, defeating a serie...
...nors of Khurasan pursued contradictory policies: aggressive military expansion into Transoxiana (the lands beyond the Oxus River...
...ity was more complex, including internal court politics and military campaigns. The Barmakid family of Persian advisors wielded ...
...lave soldiers (ghulam) as the backbone of his army, Turkish military commanders gradually accumulated enormous power within the ...
In 334 AH, the Buyid dynasty — a Shia Persian military confederation from the Daylam region — entered Baghdad and ...
...of East and West,' inaugurating the Seljuk Sultanate as the military protector of the caliphate. The Seljuks were committed Sunn...
... the Muslim state in Medina, demonstrated that the Qurayshi military machine was not invincible, and provided the early Muslim c...
...his massive alliance marked the high-water mark of Qurayshi military power and effectively ended the existential threat to the M...
...ul empire of the age and established Khalid's extraordinary military gifts.
The Expedition of Tabuk was the largest military mobilisation during the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime, involving app...
The Battle of Yarmouk was one of the most decisive military engagements in medieval history, ending Byzantine control o...
The Battle of Talas was a rare direct military clash between the expanding Islamic world and the Tang Chin...
...rab Muslims. The last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II — a capable military commander — gathered his forces for a final stand at the Gr...
The Battle of Hattin was one of the most consequential military engagements of the medieval period, setting the stage for S...
The Battle of La Forbie was one of the worst military disasters suffered by the Crusader states, comparable in sc...
...an Shah — an act that unleashed one of the most devastating military campaigns in history. City after city was razed: Samarkand,...
...ar was also captured and executed. The battle broke Serbian military power and established Ottoman suzerainty over Serbia. It be...
...emonstrate that the setback at Uhud had not crippled Muslim military capacity and to deter any Qurayshi decision to return and a...
... northern Syria. Baybars proved to be an exceptionally able military administrator as well as a field commander, rebuilding fort...
...f Rhodes in 1522 was Suleiman the Magnificent's first major military campaign after becoming sultan, and it ended the Knights Ho...
The Battle of the Bridge was one of the few Muslim military defeats during the early conquests, fought in 13 AH / 634 C...
... and defeated them. This battle effectively ended Byzantine military resistance in northern Palestine and Transjordan. The victo...
...dern Derbent) in 22 AH / 643 CE was the northernmost Muslim military expedition of the Rashidun era, pushing into the Caucasus m...
...s, France. This battle marked the furthest extent of Muslim military advance into Western Europe, though its historical signific...
...ght the congregation to tears but initially produced little military response.
...m three months later. It remains one of the most celebrated military victories in Islamic history.
...ssful due to weather and supply issues, it demonstrated the military power of the Ottoman Empire at its peak and shaped European...
Napoleon's invasion demonstrated European military superiority and was a shock to the Muslim world. Though the...
...sser's nationalization of the Suez Canal and the subsequent military intervention demonstrated the decline of European colonial ...
...adan. The Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal restored Arab military confidence.
The Myanmar military launched a campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority, d...