chronology of the Muslim conquests of Arabia Anonymous 17-02-24 20:04:17 No. 21595
I've always found it weird that this event is never mentioned all too often, like from what I understand>Muhammad and his followers in 622, facing hostility, flee from Mecca (a major regional trading center) to surrounding areas, specifically the city of Medina . >After establishing themselves, they begin a protracted counter-war, chipping away at the Qurashi trading routes, and finally conquering the city. At 630, >Muhammad dies in 632, the early Muslim expansion begins at 634
Anonymous 17-02-24 23:39:01 No. 21596
It was in 628-630 after the treaty of Hudaybiya when Muhammad sent letters to every Arab ruler and notable non-Arab ones. At that point Muhammad had basically defeated Quraysh militarily, controlled the trade routes going to the Byzantine empire & Europe, and was well-known throughout the peninsula.
Exceptions to that were other Hijazi tribes and the Ghassanids who were vassals of the Byzantines, they were conquered militarily after Mecca.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_career_of_Muhammad#Other_letters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_after_the_occupation_of_Mecca Of course, since this was a diplomatic expansion based on "trust me bro" and Muhammad's reputation, the Arab rulers did revolt after his death and then subdued. You might argue that this was when the Muslims actually controlled the peninsula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridda_Wars Anonymous 18-02-24 22:03:44 No. 21598
>>21597 Shit snowballs, I guess. They had more men & money by the time of the ridda wars.
Also if you look further into it, the Muslims weren't soloing the tribes in these areas, but had a bunch of local allies supporting their rule against local enemies.
Anonymous 24-02-24 12:01:46 No. 21618
>>21597 the quraysh were wealthier and ruled over a large metropolis
contrast that with agrarian tribes in the middle of nowhere