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Discover the Battle of Nahavand 642 AD and the tactical fake retreat that caused the Sassanid Empire collapse. Learn how 30,000 Arab warriors destroyed 100,000 Persian elite troops through brilliant military deception and psychological warfare.

This video breaks down Nuʿmān ibn Muqarrin's genius strategy, luring the Sassanid army away from their impregnable defensive fortress onto open ground where Arab mobility could dominate.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Trap Springs (Introduction to the Deception)
5:24 The Killing Machine (Analysis of Persian Defenses)
10:08 The Theater of War (Three Days of Engineered Defeat)
16:00 When Empires Die (The Decisive Moment)

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📚 Sources consulted:
• al-Tabari, Muhammad ibn Jarir. Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk (History of Prophets and Kings)
• al-Baladhuri, Ahmad ibn Yahya. Futuh al-Buldan (Conquests of the Countries)
• Pourshariati, Parvaneh. Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire (I.B. Tauris, 2008)
• Howard-Johnston, James. Witnesses to a World Crisis (Oxford University Press, 2010)
• Morony, Michael G. Iraq After the Muslim Conquest (Princeton University Press, 1984)

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