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Islamic Conquests and Civil War - Early Middle Ages, 284-1000

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This lecture examines the beginnings and expansion of the Arab conquests, including factors that weakened Byzantium and Persia. It also traces disputes over Muhammad’s successors, the Caliphate, and the emergence of Sunni–Shiite divisions.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction: Apparent Paradoxes of Islamic Conquest.
- Chapter 2. Mohammed's Successors and the Beginnings of Conquest.
- Chapter 3. Factors Favoring Arab Conquest.
- Chapter 4. Arab Conquests.
- Chapter 5. Internal Divisions.

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    Jeff Watson @jeff210362
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    amazing expose into the early islamic empire and the influence of islamic conquest across ancient Persia and the Byzantine world

    I would recommend this lecture for anyone with an interest in this period of history
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