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Within a century of the death of Muhammad, the newly Islamized Arabs had managed to conquer vast territories. In the process, they had destroyed the Sasanian Empire, and if they'd been slightly luckier, they could very well have done the same to the Byzantine Empire.

Now, of course, there are many reasons for why the Muslims were so successful in their early expansion. But I'm not here to discuss that. I'm here to present a challenge: have pre-Islamic Arabs conquer vast territory outside Arabia. You don't necessarily have to have them keep their territories for long or expand as quickly as the Muslims did, but you'll get bonus points if you do.
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