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Battle of Spahan

Picture of one of the few remaining Zoroastrian temples in Isfahan

Date	642
Location	Spahan (now Isfahan) , Spahan province
Result	Muslim victory

Belligerents

Rashidun Caliphate

Sasanian Empire

Commanders and leaders

Abdallah ibn Abdallah

Shahrvaraz Jadhuyih †
Padhuspan

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown

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The Battle of Spahan was fought between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Sasanian Empire in 642. The Arabs were victorious during the battle, where they reportedly killed the Mihran commander Shahrvaraz Jadhuyih. After the battle, the Arabs made peace with Fadhusfan, the governor of the city. According to Abu No'aym, many people were killed or enslaved after the conquest and the settlement pattern of the region changed. Isfahan capitulated by 644 after a few failed revolts and treaties for paying taxes and tributes in exchange for military protection were drawn up.

References

Parvaneh Pourshariati, The Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire, 247.
ISFAHAN vi. MEDIEVAL PERIOD, Hossein Kamaly, Encyclopaedia Iranica

Sources

Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.

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