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Local dynasties ruled the Principality of Rügen (House of Wizlaw), the Duchy of Pomerania (House of Pomerania), the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp (Ratiboride branch of the House of Pomerania), and the duchies in Pomerelia .
This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day.
NoDynasty/stateLand AreaToday Part Of111.1m² Km• Iraq • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Iran • ...211.1m² Km• Iraq • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Iran • ...36.4m² Km• Iraq • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Iran • ...46.0m² Km• Russia • Ukraine • Kazakhstan • ...- Major Figures
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Muhammad
The founder of a major religion typically is not a military leader. However, Muhammad (c. 570–632), the Prophet of Islam, was both a man of god and a man of war. Out of necessity, Muhammad went from being a merchant and prophet to being a military leader in order not only to defend his faith, but to defend those who joined his revolutionary religion.
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid (c. 590–642) was the primary Arab general during the first phase of the Arab conquests in the seventh century. Later known as Sayf Allah(“the Sword of God”), Khalid initially fought against Muhammad and the early Muslim community.
Ali
Ali ibn abi Talib (c. 600–661), who ruled as the fourth caliph between 656–661, was a cousin of the prophet Muhammad. Ali was one of the first converts to Islam, and because of this, he was one of Muhammad’s trusted companions. In addition, Ali became Muhammad’s son-in-law with his marriage to Fatima (606–632), the daughter of Muhammad.
Yarmuk, August 20, 636
The Battle of Yarmuk was a key turning point in the war between the Arabs and the Byzantines for control of Syria. By 635, the Muslim armies had conquered virtually all of Palestine and what is today Jordan, driving the Byzantine armies before them. The final confrontation for the fate of Syria occurred at a river in northern Jordan that flows through the Golan Heightsand into Jordan River.
Qadisiyya, 637
The Battle of Qadisiyya in 637 opened the Persian Sasanid Empire to the Arab armies. Although Muslim forces had made good progress against the Sasanids, Rustem—the Sasanid general in charge—successfully pushed them back into the Arabian Desert. This led to an escalation of conflict as new Arab armies marched northeast toward modern Iraq.
Constantinople, Seventh and Eight Centuries
During the period of Islamic expansion, there were several sieges of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. During the period of the Umayyad Empire (656–750), three sieges were attempted. The sieges not only demonstrated the military power of the Umayyads, but also the great defenses, determination, and vibrancy of the Byzantine Empire.
Greek Fire
One of the most effective and intriguing weapons used in the Middle Ageswas Greek fire. It was developed around 673 by a Byzantine named Callinicus, an architect from Heliopolis (modern Baalbek in Syria). As Callinicus was a refugee from Syria during the Arab conquests, the creation of Greek fire appears to have been a direct response to Arab expansion and the Byzantium’s inability to stop the Arabs. The recipe for it was one of the most closely guarded secrets in the empire; indeed, there do...
The expansion of Islam has had a tremendous impact in world history. The most obvious being the rise of Islam from being a predominantly Arab religion into a universal world religion that has a broad appeal. The Arab conquests and subsequent Turkic kingdoms that followed spread Islam, though not necessarily by the sword. Most converted to Islam bec...
Poland portal. Germany portal. v. t. e. Pomerania during the Early Middle Ages covers the History of Pomerania from the 7th to the 11th centuries. The southward movement of Germanic tribes during the migration period had left territory later called Pomerania largely depopulated by the 7th century. [1] .
Pomerelia, initially under Polish control, was ruled by the Samborides dynasty from 1227 until 1294. The duchy was split temporarily [when?] into districts of Gdańsk (Danzig), Białogard, Świecie (Schwetz) and Lubieszewo–Tczew. In Pomerania proper, Polish rule ended with Boleslaw III's death in 1138.
It was not until the Umayyad Dynasty—from 661 to 750—that Islamic and Arabic culture began to truly spread. The Abbasid Dynasty —from 750 to 1258—intensified and solidified these cultural changes.
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After the glaciers of the Ice Age in the Early Stone Age withdrew from the area, which since about 1000 AD is called Pomerania, in what are now northern Germany and Poland, they left a tundra. First humans appeared, hunting reindeer in the summer. [1] .
