The Battle of SpahanParvaneh Pourshariati, ''The Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire'', 247. was fought between the

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

and the

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...

in 642. The Arabs were victorious during the battle, where they reportedly killed the Mihran commander

Shahrvaraz Jadhuyih Shahrvaraz Jadhuyih ( fa, شهربراز جادویه) was a Sasanian military officer from the Mihran family. He was related to Shahrbaraz, the Sasanian ''spahbed'' and briefly ''shahanshah''. He participated in the battle of Isfahan The Battle ...

. After the battle, the Arabs made peace with Fadhusfan, the governor of the city. According to Abu No'aym, many people were killed or enslaved after the conquest and the settlement pattern of the region changed. Isfahan capitulated by 644 after a few failed revolts and treaties for paying taxes and tributes in exchange for military protection were drawn up.''ISFAHAN vi. MEDIEVAL PERIOD'', Hossein Kamaly, Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Spahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is lo ...

Muslim conquest of Persia 642 640s in the Sasanian Empire 640s in the Rashidun Caliphate {{battle-stub