Ridda Wars 632–633

Arabs ⚔ Rashidun Caliphate

Key battles

• Battle of Yamama (632)
• Battle of Buzakha (632)
• Battle of Zafar (632)

Who lived through the Ridda Wars

Well-known people alive during 632–633:

• Umar ibn Al-Khattāb (586–644) — 2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
• Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (599–661) — 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam
• Abu Bakr (573–634) — 1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad
• Brahmagupta (598–670) — Indian mathematician and astronomer (c. 598 – c. 668 CE)
• Uthman ibn Affan (574–656) — Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656
• Aisha (614–678) — Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)
• Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) — grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
• Mu'awiya I (603–680) — founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)
• Heraclius (575–641) — Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641
• Isidore of Seville (560–636) — Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)
• Honorius I (585–638) — pope
• Hasan ibn Ali (625–669) — 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
• Leo II (611–683) — pope
• Martin I (598–655) — 7th‑century pope and martyr, bishop of Rome (649–655), exiled for opposing Monothelitism, venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox Churches
• John IV (600–642) — pope
• Xuanzang (602–664) — 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
• Agatho (574–681) — pope
• Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642) — Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
• Vitalian (600–672) — 7th-century pope
• Wu Zetian (624–705) — founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
• Conon (630–687) — pope (630-687)
• Bilal ibn Ribah (581–641) — companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin (c.580–640)
• Constans II (630–668) — Byzantine Emperor from 641 to 668
• Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653) — Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)
• Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) — historical Arab ruler (624-692)

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