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I think some great Islamic generals were:
Saviour of the Ottoman Empire. Fought in the Crimean War
Crossed the world's biggest desert and destroyed the Songhai Empire
Notable foe of the Mongols and Crusaders
Ruler of Songhai. Built the biggest empire in the region
Conqueror of Constantinople. Had to vie with Uzun Hasan and Vlad the Impaler
Tactical Innovator from the early 20th century
The conqueror and defender of Jerusalem. The tactics displayed by his army strike me as something special
Mughal emperor. Notable general before becoming emperor who won a heck of a lot of land.
Founder of the Safavid Empire and enemy of Selim Yavuz
Victor of Qadissiyah
Rashidun general who conquered Jerusalem and Egypt and was the top general under Muawiyah
First Ottoman caliph. Defeated Safavids and Mamlukes
Greatest general of the Abbasid revolution. Defeated the Tang Chinese at the battle of Talas
The second Genghis Khan. Fought Toktamysh of Russia, Bayezid I of the Ottomans, captured Delhi and invented Tamerlane chess
If Tamerlane was the second Genghis Khan, Nadir was the third. Restored and then overthrew the Safavids, brought the Mughal Empire to its knees, fought the Ottomans and looted the Kohinoor
The list isn't ordered, but I had to put the greatest at the end. Sayfullah Khalid fought and won 70 battles in 8 years. He was literally demoted out of fear that people would start worshipping him! He captured the holy city of Jerusalem and won the battle of Yarmuk. He took on the great generals Heraclius and Rustam and was never defeated. His greatest weapon was psychological warfare, but he also did the cranes wing formation, Fabian strategy (sort of) and everything in between. Flank attack, three pronged attack, four pronged attack, Cannae manoeuvre... his conquests were not only the spread of the massive religion of Islam, but also the spread of one of history's most advanced civilizations.
