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contemporary Yazdegerd III (Last Sassanid Emperor)
The last emperor of the Sassanid Persian Empire, who fled east as the Muslim armies advanced...
contemporary Rustam Farrokhzad (Persian General)
The commander-in-chief of the Sassanid Persian army at the decisive Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (15-16...
sahabi Abu Ubayd ibn Masud al-Thaqafi
... retreat while crossing a bridge over the Euphrates against Sassanid forces. His bravery cost him and many companions their live...
medieval Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
...nguage, minted the first Islamic coins (replacing Byzantine/Sassanid designs), and built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.