The Rashidun Caliphate was formed in 632 upon the death of the Prophet Mohammed, and was replaced by the dynastic Umayyad Caliphate in 661. The lightly armed Arab armies took the exhausted Byzantine and Sassanid Persian Empires by surprise, conquering Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Africa from the Byzantines in little time, and ending the Sassanid Empire entirely.
The Caliphate proved excellent at fusing the cultural elements of the conquered peoples with her native Arab elements, if not so good at maintaining political stability. The Umayyad family were ousted in 751, and from there, the Islam world became increasingly fragmented, with multiple Caliphates being declared at once....
The exact mechanics of the Caliphate in DA:RR have yet to be finalised, so this serves as good a place as any to discuss them, in addition to the roster and like. The general consensus has been that they are to emerge at some point in Arabia, and very quickly dominate the region if not stopped quickly - much like the Mongols and Timurids of Medieval II.
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The Caliphate proved excellent at fusing the cultural elements of the conquered peoples with her native Arab elements, if not so good at maintaining political stability. The Umayyad family were ousted in 751, and from there, the Islam world became increasingly fragmented, with multiple Caliphates being declared at once....
The exact mechanics of the Caliphate in DA:RR have yet to be finalised, so this serves as good a place as any to discuss them, in addition to the roster and like. The general consensus has been that they are to emerge at some point in Arabia, and very quickly dominate the region if not stopped quickly - much like the Mongols and Timurids of Medieval II.
PROCRASTINATE NOT · JAMAIS ARRIERE