Islamic conquest of Afghanistan - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - Mughal-safavid Rivalry Ca. 1500-1747
Early in the sixteenth century, Babur, who was descended from Timur on his father's side and from Genghis Khan on his mother's, was drive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Futuh: Encyclopedia Ii - Futuh - Impact
The impact of the futūh conquests was immense, not least of all on the conquerors themselves, who incorporated many features of the adva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Muhammad Bin Qasim
In 711, the Umayyad caliph in Damascus sent an expedition to Baluchistan (an arid region on the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia, presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Muhammad Bin Qasim
In 711, the Umayyad caliph in Damascus sent an expedition to Baluchistan (an arid region on the Iranian Plateau in Southwest Asia, presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Muhammed Ghuri
Muhammad Ghori was a Turkic-Afghan conqueror from the region of Ghor in Afghanistan. Before 1160, the Ghaznavid Empire covered an area ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Futuh: Encyclopedia Ii - Futuh - Contemporary Attitudes
The acceptance of classical Islam's interpretation of the futūh conquests by the Islamicized/Arabized peoples of the Near East and beyon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Ghaznavid Period
In the early 11th century Mahmud of Ghazni launched seventeen invasions of the Hindu parts of India and set up several early forms of gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Delhi Sultanate
Muhammad's successors established the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, while the Mamluk Dynasty (mamluk means "slave" and referred t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Mughal Empire
Main article: Mughal Empire India in the 16th century presented a fragmented picture of rulers, both Muslim and Hindu, who lacked concern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Historical Views
In his book Histoire de l'Inde the French historian Alain Danielou writes: From the moment when the Muslims arrive in India, the history...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Iconoclasm
Islamic conquest of South Asia - Nalanda. Main article: Nalanda In 1193, the Nalanda University complex was destroyed by Turkish Musl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Babur
Claiming descent from both Genghis Khan and Timur, Babur combined strength and courage with a love of beauty, and military ability with c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Alauddin Khilji
Other invasions from Central Asia followed his on a regular basis, such as that of Muhammad Khilji, who burned Nalanda's a major Buddhist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Aurangzeb
While some rulers were zealous in their spread of Islam, others were relatively liberal. The Moghul emperor Akbar was one who was relativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Mughal Empire
Main article: Mughal Empire India in the 16th century presented a fragmented picture of rulers, both Muslim and Hindu, who lacked concern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Muhammed Ghuri
Muhammad Ghori was a Turkic-Afghan conqueror from the region of Ghor in Afghanistan. Before 1160, the Ghaznavid Empire covered an area ru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Futuh: Encyclopedia Ii - Futuh - Futūh Literature
Many histories from the classical period of Islamic civilization dealing with the early conquests have futūh in their title and are cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Delhi Sultanate
Muhammad's successors established the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, while the Mamluk Dynasty (mamluk means "slave" and referred t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Babur
Claiming descent from both Genghis Khan and Timur, Babur combined strength and courage with a love of beauty, and military ability with c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Iconoclasm
Islamic conquest of South Asia - Nalanda. Main article: Nalanda In 1193, the Nalanda University complex was destroyed by Turkish Musl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - The Ghaznavid Period
In the early 11th century Mahmud of Ghazni launched seventeen invasions of the Hindu parts of India and set up several early forms of gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Historical Views
In his book Histoire de l'Inde the French historian Alain Danielou writes: From the moment when the Muslims arrive in India, the history...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of South Asia - Aurangzeb
While some rulers were zealous in their spread of Islam, others were relatively liberal. The Moghul emperor Akbar was one who was relativ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Politicized Islam
Although Shariah courts existed in urban centers after Ahmad Shah Durrani established an Afghan state in 1747, the primary judicial basis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquests: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquests - Conquest Of South Asia: 664-712
During the period of Rajput supremacy in north India, which lasted from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, the first Muslim effort tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - History Of Afghanistan
Afghanistan's history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Ismailis
The Ismaili Shi'a are also known as Seveners because in the eighth century their leaders rejected the heir designated by the sixth Imam, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Sufis
Sufism has considerable influence in Afghanistan, in both rural and urban settings, especially among the middle classes of larger village...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Meaning And Practice
Islam represents a potentially unifying symbolic system which offsets the divisiveness that frequently rises from the existence of a deep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquests: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquests - End Of The Conquests: 718-750
After their success in overrunning Iberia, the conquerers moved northeast across the Pyrenees but were defeated by the Frank Charles Mart...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Ithna Ashariya Twelver Or Imami Shi'a
About 19% of Afghans are Shi'as. The most numerous Shi'a sect in Afghanistan is the Imami Hazara living in the Hazarajat of central Afgha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In Afghanistan - Taliban
In the fall of 1994 a Muslim "student militia" came forth vowing to cleanse the nation of the excesses sullying the jihad. Their avowed i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - European Influence In Afghanistan 1826-1919
Main article: European influence in Afghanistan Dost Mohammed Khan gained control in Kabul. Collision between the expanding British and R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - History Of Afghanistan 1992 To Present
Main article: History of Afghanistan since 1992 When the victorious mujahidin entered Kabul to assume control over the city and the centr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan 642-1747
Main article: Islamic conquest of Afghanistan In 642 CE, Arabs invaded the entire region and introduced Islam. Afghanistan, like all othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Pre-islamic Period Of Afghanistan Before 651
Main article: Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan Afghanistan's known pre-Islamic past began with Aryan invasions around 2000 BCE and conti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Reforms Of Amanullah Khan And Civil War 1919-1929
Main article: Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war King Amanullah (1919-1929) moved to end his country's traditional isolation in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - The Durrani Empire 1747-1826
Main article: Durrani Empire In 1747, Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of what is known today as Afghanistan, established his rule. A Pash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Soviet Intervention In Afghanistan 1978-1992
Main article: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan The PDPA, as a pro-communist socialist party, implemented a socialist agenda which inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Reigns Of Nadir Shah And Zahir Shah 1929-1973
Main article: Reigns of Nadir Shah and Zahir Shah Prince Mohammed Nadir Khan, a cousin of Amanullah's, in turn defeated Bacha-i-Saqao in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Afghanistan - Daoud's Republic Of Afghanistan 1973-1978
Main article: Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan Amid charges of corruption and malfeasance against the royal family and poor economic condi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - Mongol Rule 1220-1506
Followings years of conquest in China and Central Asia, the Mongol Empire had emerged as a major world power of its day and attempted to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - The Islamic Conquest
In 637, five years after the death of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, Arab Muslims shattered the might of the Iranian Sassanians at the Bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Conquest Of Afghanistan - Ghaznavid And Ghorid Rule
Out of the Samanid Dynasty came the first great Islamic empire of the region, the Ghaznavid Empire, whose warriors, forged an empire that...   » Read the article