Battle of Nihavand

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Raydaniyya
gptkbp:aftermath Arab expansion into Persia
gptkbp:casualties high for Sassanian forces
lower for Arab forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
Arab forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Yazdegerd_III
gptkb:Abu_Musa_al-Ash'ari
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of resistance
influenced Islamic historiography
influenced Persian literature
gptkbp:date 642 AD
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations shift in power dynamics
Arab alliances with local tribes
end of Sassanian sovereignty
gptkbp:followed_by Islamic conquest of Persia
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Islamic_conquests
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Ferdowsi
gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkb:Al-Mahdi
gptkb:Al-Mansur
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Khusrow_II
gptkb:Rostam_Farrokhzad
gptkb:Al-Hadi
gptkb:Nizam_al-Mulk
gptkbp:historical_significance marked decline of Zoroastrianism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Nihavand
gptkbp:legacy considered a turning point in Islamic history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nihavand
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:war
combined arms approach
use of terrain
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Qadisiyyah
gptkbp:primary_source historical chronicles
Islamic historical texts
Sassanian records
gptkbp:result decisive Arab victory
gptkbp:significance end of Sassanian resistance in Persia
gptkbp:strategic_importance control over Persia
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
archery
infantry formations
gptkbp:type land battle