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Gregorian calendar 633
DCXXXIII
Ab urbe condita 1386
Armenian calendar 82
ԹՎ ՁԲ
Assyrian calendar 5383
Balinese saka calendar 554–555
Bengali calendar 40
Berber calendar 1583
Buddhist calendar 1177
Burmese calendar −5
Byzantine calendar 6141–6142
Chinese calendar 壬辰年 (Water  Dragon)
3329 or 3269
     to 
癸巳年 (Water  Snake)
3330 or 3270
Coptic calendar 349–350
Discordian calendar 1799
Ethiopian calendar 625–626
Hebrew calendar 4393–4394
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 689–690
 - Shaka Samvat 554–555
 - Kali Yuga 3733–3734
Holocene calendar 10633
Iranian calendar 11–12
Islamic calendar 11–12
Japanese calendar N/A
Javanese calendar 523–524
Julian calendar 633
DCXXXIII
Korean calendar 2966
Minguo calendar 1279 before ROC
民前1279年
Nanakshahi calendar −835
Seleucid era 944/945 AG
Thai solar calendar 1175–1176
Tibetan calendar 阳水龙年
(male Water-Dragon)
759 or 378 or −394
     to 
阴水蛇年
(female Water-Snake)
760 or 379 or −393
The Arab invasion of Khalid ibn al-Walid in Iraq Mohammad adil-Khalid's conquest of Iraq.PNG
The Arab invasion of Khalid ibn al-Walid in Iraq

Year 633 ( DCXXXIII ) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 633 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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The 630s decade ran from January 1, 630, to December 31, 639.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">632</span> Calendar year

Year 632 (DCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 632 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">634</span> Calendar year

Year 634 (DCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 634 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muslim conquest of Persia</span> Invasion of the Sassanid Empire by the Rashidun Caliphate

The Muslim conquest of Persia, also known as the Arab conquest of Iran, was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 632 to 654 and led to the fall of the Sasanian Empire as well as the eventual decline of the Zoroastrian religion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of the Bridge</span>

The Battle of the Bridge or the Battle of al-Jisr was a battle at the bank of the Euphrates river between Arabs led by Abu Ubaid al-Thaqafi, and the Persian Sasanian forces led by Bahman Jaduya. It is traditionally dated to the year 634, and was the only major Sassanian victory over the Rashidun Caliphate army.

The Battle of River also known as Battle of Al Madhar took place in Mesopotamia (Iraq) between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire. Muslims, under Khalid ibn al-Walid's command, defeated the numerically superior Persian army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Walaja</span>

The Battle of Walaja was a battle fought in Mesopotamia (Iraq) in May 633 between the Rashidun Caliphate army under Khalid ibn al-Walid and Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha against the Sassanid Empire and its Arab allies. The Sassanid army is said to have been two times the size of the Muslim army during the battle.

The Battle of Daumat-ul-jandal took place between Muslims and Rebel Arab tribes in August 633 AD. This was a part of the Riddah wars. Daumat ul jandal was given to Iyad ibn Ghanm to crush the rebels, but he failed in doing so, and send for help to Khalid ibn Walid who was in Iraq in those days.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Muzayyah</span> Battle between Caliphate and Sassanids in 633

Battle of Muzayyah was between the Muslim Arab army and the Sasanian Empire. When Khalid ibn Walid left from Ayn al-Tamr to Dumat Al-Jandal for the help of Iyad ibn Ghanm, the Persian court believed that Khalid had returned to Arabia with a large part of his army. The Persians decided to throw the Muslims back into the desert and regain the territories and the prestige which the Persian Empire had lost. The Persians had resolved not to fight Khalid again, but they were quite prepared to fight the Muslims without Khalid ibn al-Walid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Saniyy</span> Battle between Caliphate and Sassanids in 633

Battle of Saniyy was between the Muslim Arab army and the Sasanian Empire. When Khalid ibn Walid gone from Ayn al-Tamr to Dumat Al-Jandal for the help of Iyad ibn Ghanm, The Persian court believed that Khalid had returned to Arabia with a large part of his army, Persians decided to throw the Muslims back into the desert and regain the territories and the prestige which the Empire had lost. The Persians had resolved not to fight Khalid again, but they were quite prepared to fight the Muslims without Khalid ibn al-Walid. Khalid ibn al-Walid first defeated them at the battle of Muzayyah and then advanced towards Saniyy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Zumail</span> Caliphates battle in 633

The battle of Zumail was fought in 633 CE in Mesopotamia. It was a major Muslim victory in their conquest of that area. Under cover of night the Arab Muslims attacked the Christian-Arab forces, loyal to the Sasanian Empire, from three different sides. The Christian-Arab forces were unable to withstand the Muslim's surprise attack and soon dispersed but failed to escape from the battlefield and became the victims of a three sided attack by Khalid ibn al-Walid's army. At Zumail nearly the whole Christian Arab army was slaughtered by Khalid's Corps.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muslim conquest of the Levant</span> 7th-century conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate

The Muslim conquest of the Levant, or Arab conquest of Syria, was a 634–638 CE invasion of Byzantine Syria by the Rashidun Caliphate. A part of the wider Arab-Byzantine Wars, the Levant was brought under Arab Muslim rule and developed into the provincial region of Bilad al-Sham. Clashes between the Arabs and Byzantines on the southern Levantine borders of the Byzantine Empire had occurred during the lifetime of Muhammad, with the Battle of Muʿtah in 629 CE. However, the actual conquest did not begin until 634, two years after Muhammad's death. It was led by the first two Rashidun caliphs who succeeded Muhammad: Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab. During this time, Khalid ibn al-Walid was the most important leader of the Rashidun army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Ullais</span>

The Battle of Ullais was fought between the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Persian Empire in the middle of May 633 AD in Iraq, and is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Blood River since, as a result of the battle, there were enormous amounts of Persian Sasanian and Arab Christian casualties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rashidun Caliphate</span> First Islamic Caliphate (632–661 CE)

The Rashidun Caliphate was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his death in 632 CE. During its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in West Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Chains</span>

The Battle of Sallasil, often referred to as the Battle of Chains, was the first battle fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Persian Empire in April 633. The battle was fought in Kazima by the forces of Khalid ibn al-Walid and the Persians under Hormozd. It was fought soon after the Ridda Wars were over and Eastern Arabia was united under the authority of the Caliph Abu Bakr. Indeed, it the first battle of the Rashidun Caliphate in which the Muslim army elected to extend its frontiers outside of Arabia, thus initiating the Arab conquests.

Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially headed campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career in service to Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs: Abu Bakr and Umar. Khalid played the leading command roles in the Ridda Wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 632–633, the initial campaigns in Sasanian Iraq in 633–634, and the conquest of Byzantine Syria in 634–638.

Al-Qaʿqāʿ ibn ʿAmr ibn Mālik Al-Tamīmī was an Arab Muslim commander and general in the Rashidun army who belonged to the tribe of Banu Tamim. He and his tribe converted to Islam possibly during the time of Ahnaf ibn Qais. He is known as a successful military commander who took part in two important victorious battles in early Muslim Conquest, the Battle of Yarmouk against the Byzantine Empire and the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah against the Sassanian Empire which was led by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas. The Caliph Abu Bakr praised him as an equal to eleven thousand men so in return the caliph's successor, caliph Umar, only sent Qaʿqāʿ and a handful of bodyguards in the first wave of reinforcements to Al-Qadissiyah. Qaʿqāʿ was one of the most illustrious military figures of his era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab conquest of Mesopotamia</span> 633–638 AD invasion of the Sasanid Empire by the Rashidun Caliphate

The Arab conquest of Mesopotamia was carried out by the Rashidun Caliphate from 633 to 638 AD. The Arab Muslim forces of Caliph Umar first attacked Sasanian territory in 633, when Khalid ibn al-Walid invaded Mesopotamia, which was the political and economic centre of the Sasanian state. From 634 to 636 AD, following the transfer of Khalid to the Byzantine front in the Levant, the hold of Arab forces on the region weakened under the pressure of Sasanian counterattacks. A second major Arab offensive in 636 and ended in January 638 with the capture of Mosul and the consolidation of Arab control over and exclusion of Sasanid influence from the whole Mosul-Tikrit region.

The Battle of Husayd was a battle between Rashidun caliphate army under Al-Qa'qa' ibn Amr al-Tamimi against the warriors of Arab Christian and Sasanian army of 633 AD. Rashidun army defeated the coalition army in decisive battle and all the coalition commanders involved in this battle has fallen.

References

  1. Bede Book III, Chapter I.
  2. Roberts, J: "History of the World." Penguin, 1994
  3. Campaigns in Eastern Iraq, "Khalifa Abu Bakr", Companion of the Prophet. Virtual library of Witness-Pioneer.
  4. al-Tabari Vol. 2, p. 562.
  5. The Caliphate, Its Rise, Decline, and Fall. From Original Sourcesby William Muir, p. 56
  6. Annals of the Early Caliphate by William Muir, p. 85
  7. Thompson, E. A. (1969) "The Goths in Spain". Oxford: Clarendon Press
  8. Bede Book II, Chapter XX.

Sources

  • Bede. "Book II". Ecclesiastical History of the English People . Internet History Sourcebooks Project.
  • Bede. "Book III". Ecclesiastical History of the English People . Internet History Sourcebooks Project.
  • al-Tabari. History of the Prophets and Kings . Vol. 2.[ full citation needed ]