Mujahideen: Map & History
Mujahideen or mujahidin, is the plural form of mujahid, an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad, interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community (ummah).
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Mujahideen or mujahidin, is the plural form of mujahid, an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad, interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community (ummah).
Modern Countries Once Part of Mujahideen
At its mapped extent, Mujahideen covered territory in 2 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Mujahideen's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Mujahideen in Depth
Early history
In its roots, the Arabic word mujahideen refers to any person performing jihad. In its post-classical meaning, jihad refers to an act that is spiritually comparable in reward to promoting Islam during the early 600s CE. These acts could be as simple as sharing a considerable amount of one's income with the poor.
The term continued to be used throughout India for Muslim resistance to British colonial rule. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, these holy warriors were said to accept any deserting Indian sepoys and recruit them into their ranks. As time went by, the sect grew ever larger until it was not only conducting bandit raids but even controlling areas in Afghanistan.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Mujahideen (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mujahideen Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 644,005 km² in 1990 CE.
Mujahideen: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Mujahideen exist?
Mujahideen is dated to 1987 CE – 2024 CE, in the Industrial era.
How large was Mujahideen at its peak?
At its peak in 1990 Mujahideen covered about 644,005 km².
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