Aftermath of the Battle
The Battle of Qadisiyyah was a huge success for the Arab Muslims. They gained spoils from the battle such as the famed jewel-encrusted standard of the Sassanian kings, a banner used to represent the Sassanid state (illustration shown to the right). The banner was sold in pieces in Medina, which seems symbolic. The victory was a crushing blow to the Sassanid empire. |
However, this battle was not the end of Sassanian rule in Iraq because the Sassanids still had control over their capital, Ctesiphon. Caliph Umar sent word that the Muslims should push forward to take the capital in what was called The Siege of Ctesiphon. This lasted two months and ended in March of 637. After a drought in Arabia in 638 and the plague in Iraq and Syria in 639, Caliph Umar left the rest of the unconquered territory to the disorganized Persians. |
The Persians launched a counterattack in 641, but it was struck down at the Battle of Nahavand. After this, Caliph Umar decided to invade the Sassanid Empire for the last time to fully conquer them. This final push was the end for the ancient empire. In 635, Yazdgerd III was killed during the reign of Caliph Uthman (pictured right). This was the end of the Sassanid Empire and it's Persian culture and the start of Islam control and Muslim cultural take over. This battle still has effects today as former Christian culture has compl |
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Faria MA. A relevant and brief history of Islam. HaciendaPublishing.com, February 18, 2012.