Rise of Islam

The Persians were definately weak. They just concluded two decades and a half of warfare with the Romans, followed by a civil war. The Roman armies had pierced into their very heart and took their major cities, so yes, they were weak.

There is some evidence that Egyptians may have helped the Arabs with their conquest (or so I hear).

But these aside, Abbasid and Umayyad Empires were as strong as Alexander' s, no doubt. Lets just make something clear, but. These empires were the USA of 8th century. Only Franks and Turks stopped them.

It was actually Turkish Empires such as Turgish Empire and 2nd Gokturk Empire who played the aggressive guy, trying to invade arabic lands. but Uighur, Karluk, Basmil alliance changed much things. Gokturks were demolished and Uighurs took control. In those days Talas occured, Chinese attacked arabs. We saved the arabs , like we saved them in the Crusades.

i copied that just becouse it is English text talking about Islamic early expansion for more detailed history about islam i will have to check the Arabic Books the early once i wont rely on some strangers trying to tell us our history

iam talking at the period of the 7th century not the 14th century

the Generals at that times were Arabs Not Turkish

Turkish didnt come to power before the 10th century

and about China

if the chinese were able to destroy us and they did reach Arabic land why the hell the Chinese Emperore sends Gifts to the Caliphate?

I honestly accept Arabic Empire was the strongest of its time in the first half of 8th centry. It was as great as Alexander' s Empire, sure. I have no doubt.

BUT

Take a look at this map, this has nothing conquered in Chinese and Indian territory.

If you say you came to Chinese territory, you are wrong. It was Chinese who attacked you but it was Tukish-Arabic alliance who beat Chinese so that they bowed down before all of us. Karluk Turks terminated their infantry. They sent you gifts but Uighur Turks did not consider the gifts sent to them, they invaded China.

Only the original Persian lands of Sogdia and Khwarizm; Khorasan (Afghanistand and Pakistan) is conquered in this map, actually Sogdia was temporarily conquered by Gokturks in 7th century however after Gokturk Empire was crashed by Chinese, we lost the control, Sogdians became independent. Even we do not consider these lands Turkified until the times of Timur, even in the times of Seljuks,  Khwarizm Shahdom, or Karahanids, land was Persian dominated.

Turkistan is a new region. After the Cengiz invasions, Turks settled to the place and Persians immigrated west to escape from slaughter. In the times of Timurlenk (Tamerlane), Semerkand was rebuilt, the inhabitants were mostly Turkmen. Later Uzbeks invaded Turkmen lands and destroyed Timurlenk' s Empire. Still Semerkand is in Uzbek hands today.

Turkmens moved west. For example Todays Turkmenistan is totally unrelated to the lands of Oguz (Turkmens) in 8th century. Those days Turks were living approximately same axis but to the north. lets say Mongolia and southern Russia. But Russian Invasions, and Chinese invasions pushed Turks to those regions.

India was first conquered by Ghaznavids, later whole conquest was done by Baburids (Mughals).

Significant conquests of Arabic Empire is actually the invasion of Iberia (Tariq Ibn Ziad), Persia (King Omer), Sogdia (Governer Qutaiba ibn Muslim). Well also the Roman Africa was conquered.

This is the conwuest of India:

Mughals you know them, we Call them Babur Empire: