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Jan 1, 632
Muhammad dies, Abu Bakr becomes first caliph
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Jan 1, 634
Abu- Bakr dies
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Jan 1, 661
Umayyads take power
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Jan 1, 750
Abbasids overthrow the Umayyads
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Jan 1, 762
Abbasids move Muslim capital from Damascus to Baghdad
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Jan 1, 1258
Abbasids lose power
