Early Muslim Expansion

This documentary series covers the early expansion of the Muslim Caliphate, focusing on the Rashidun Caliphate’s wars with the Byzantine and Sassanid empires. It includes campaigns led by Khalid ibn al-Walid and battles such as Yarmouk and al-Qadisiyyah.

Syllabus

Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, al-Qadisiyyah DOCUMENTARY.
Siege of Ctesiphon 637 - Early Muslim Expansion DOCUMENTARY.
Fall of Jerusalem and the Battle of Jalula 637 - Early Muslim Expansion.
Muslim Conquest of Egypt 640 - Battles of Babylon and Heliopolis.
Fall of Alexandria 641 - Early Muslim Expansion DOCUMENTARY.
Last Stand of the Sassanids - Battle of Nahavand 642 DOCUMENTARY.
Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 DOCUMENTARY.
Beginning of Muslim Africa - Battle of Sufetula 647 DOCUMENTARY.
Early Muslim Expansion - Arab Conquest of Iran and Egypt.
First Muslim Civil War - Early Muslim Expansion DOCUMENTARY.
Battle of Siffin 657 - Rise of the Umayyad Caliphate - DOCUMENTARY.
Constantinople 674–678 and Marj Rahit 684 - Muslim Expansion DOCUMENTARY.