The role of Mughira bin Sha'ba in the attacks of Muslim Arabs on Iran

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Gholamali Salim gandomi ¹ (history)
ghafar porbakhtiar ² (Islamic Azad university-Shoushtar branch)
Abdolaziz Movahed ³ (phd)

Received: 2023-01-18 Accepted : 2023-05-15 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Hamadan, Nahavand, Conquests, Mughira bin Shuba, Qadsiyah,

Abstract :

Mughira bin Shuba is one of the elite Arabs from the Thaqif tribe, who has played an important role in many important accidents of the early days of Islam. Since various sources mostly mention Mughira as a veteran politician, no independent research has been done on his military performance. Meanwhile, to know exactly the thoughts and ideas of Maghira, we should also pay attention to his military activities.Because according to fragments of documents, in addition to being present in the political and social arenas, Mughira accompanied the Prophet in many of the Islamic conquests, and in overseas wars to confront the two empires of Iran and Rome in great conquests such as Qadisiyah , Nahavand and Hamedan, which led to the complete occupation of Iran, were present and this presence has left a noticeable impact on his performance during his chancellorship in Basra and Kufa. Some consider his progress in the field of management , due to his presence in fronts outside the peninsula and his familiarity with Iranian and Roman culture.Now, in this research, we are looking for an answer to the question, what role did Mughirah bin Shuba play in the conquests that led to the conquest of Iran? Based on this hypothesis, it seems that Mughira was in charge of the negotiating team before the Qadisiyah war and was present in the conquest of Nahavand and Hamadan as a high-ranking commander