Early Muslim Expansion Explained in 8 Hours - From Yarmouk to Tours

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Early Muslim Expansion continues. This video follows the explosive rise of the early Caliphate from the exhausted Roman-Sassanid world of Heraclius and Khosrow II to the great Umayyad frontier wars in North Africa, Iberia, and Gaul. It begins with Muhammad’s preaching in Mecca, the unification of Arabia, Abu Bakr’s Ridda Wars, and Khalid ibn al-Walid’s lightning campaigns in Iraq, where battles such as the Chains, the River, Walaja, Ullais, and Firaz shattered Sassanid defenses. From there, the story shifts to Syria, where Ajnadayn, the siege of Damascus, and the decisive Battle of Yarmouk broke Byzantine power in the Levant, while Umar’s commanders pressed on to Jerusalem, Caesarea, and Egypt. The conquest of Egypt under Amr ibn al-As, the victories at al-Qadisiyyah and Nahavand, and the fall of Ctesiphon completed the destruction of Sassanid imperial strength and opened the road to a new Middle Eastern order. But conquest did not end conflict. The video also covers Uthman’s reign, the North African push toward Sufetula and Carthage, the First Fitna under Ali, Aisha, and Muawiya, the Battle of the Camel, Siffin, Karbala, and the political recovery of the Umayyads under Abd al-Malik and al-Hajjaj. Finally, it follows Hassan ibn al-Nu'man, Musa ibn Nusayr, and Tariq ibn Ziyad through the Maghreb and into Visigothic Iberia, before ending with Toulouse, Charles Martel, Tours, and the western limit of Umayyad expansion.

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AnimationArif Azaman ()

Script: Ethan Symons-Ferraro, Matt Hollis

Illustrations: Nargiz Isayeva

Machinimas by Arif Azaman using on Total WarAttilla engine, using Anno Domini 768 mod

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