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The Rashidun army (Arabic: جيش الراشدين) was the core of the Rashidun Caliphate's armed forces during the early Muslim conquests in the 7th century. The army is reported to have maintained a high level of discipline, strategic prowess and organization, granting them successive victories in their various campaigns.
The Rashidun military was the primary arm of the Islamic armed forces of the 7th century, serving alongside the Rashidun navy. The army maintained a very high level of discipline, strategic prowess, and organization, along with the motivation and initiative of the officer corps.
Many localities fought against the invaders; although the Rashidun army had established hegemony over most of the country, many cities rose in rebellion by killing their Arab governors or attacking their garrisons. Eventually, military reinforcements quashed the Iranian insurgencies and imposed complete control.
This victory for the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of defensive operations for Medina, [1] the beginning of large-scale offensive planning throughout the Arabian Peninsula by Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, [5] [2] [6] and the regrouping of the defeated tribes, fleeing the battle, into a unified force at Buzakha. [1] [2] [7]
Military history of the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661 CE). Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. A. Amṣar (7 P) B.
The Fursan unit, or the early Muslim cavalry unit, was the cavalry forces of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquest of Syria.The division, which formed the early cavalry corps of the caliphate, was commonly nicknamed the Mobile Guard (Arabic: طليعة متحركة, Tulay'a mutaharikkah or Arabic: الحرس المتحرك, al-Haras al-Mutaharikkah) or the Marching Army ( جيش ...
Expansion of the Rashidun Caliphate under different caliphs (632–661) This is the list of battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate ranked chronologically from 632, with the first caliph Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, to the last caliph in 661, Ali ibn Abi Talib. Here is a legend to facilitate the reading of the outcomes of the battles below: Victory Defeat
The Rashidun (Arabic: الراشدون, romanized: al-Rāshidūn, lit. 'the rightly-guided ') are the first four caliphs ( lit. ' successors ' ) who led the Muslim community following the death of Muhammad : Abu Bakr ( r.