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Aug 1, 630
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) captures Mecca
630 sets principles of Islam -
Aug 1, 632
First caliph Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr (Prophet Muhammad's father-in-law) becomes first caliph -
Aug 1, 634
Caliph Omar I
Omar I becomes caliph and continues holy war called by Abu Bakr -
Aug 1, 635
Islamic Empire
Islamic empire defeats Byzantine army -
Aug 1, 643
Islamic Empire
Islamic Empire gains control of Persia -
Aug 1, 644
Caliph Othman
Othman becomes caliph after assassination of Omar I -
Aug 1, 646
Islamic Empire
Islamic Empire captures Cyprus -
Aug 1, 655
Battle of the Masts
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Aug 1, 656
Caliph Ali
Prophet Muhammad's brother-in-law Ali becomes next caliph -
Aug 1, 661
Abd al-Rahman Mu'awiya
Mu'awiya founds Umayyad dynasty and rules until 680
Baghdad becomes capital -
Period: Aug 1, 661 to
Umayyad dynasty
661 to 680
Abd al-Rahman Ibn, caliph, rules Umayyad dynasty -
Period: Aug 1, 750 to Aug 1, 1258
Abbasid dynasty
Abbasid family takes power from Umayyad family -
Aug 1, 1517
Collapse of Mameluke Empire
Ottoman Turks capture Cairo, Egypt
Mumluks keep their lands
Mumluks in control of provinces -
Aug 1, 1520
Suleiman I
Magnificent and the Lawgiver
Sultan -
Mehmet Ali
Ruler of Egypt
defeats Ottoman Turks in 1839
1841 confirmed as heriditary ruler by Sultan of Turkey -
Sykes-Picot Agreement
aka Asia Minor Agreement
secret agreements
concluded 16 May 1916
divdes Middle East -
Mandates
League of Nations created / formed 28 June 1919
makes one country trustee of another country
League of Nations disbanded
United Nations 1945 -
World War II
Pearl Harbor attack in the Pacific
Allies take control of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran -
Lebanon becomes Republic
Lebanon breaks free from France
Independence Day (Eid Al Istiklal) -
Syria Independence
Syria becomes independent from France -
Israeli-Arab War
inconclusive -
Period: to
State of Emergency
Syria legal State of Emergency since 1963
President Bashar al-Assad ends state of emergency April 21, 2011
spans 48 years -
Period: to
Six-Day War
8:45 AM on 5 June 1967 pre-emptive strike on Syria, Egypt, and Jordan by Israel
begins occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israel
6:30 PM on 10 June 1967 Israeli-Syrian ceasefire agreement -
State of Emergency
Russia gov't upgrades status of Syrian conflict to State of Emergency
in line with decree issued by PM Dmitry Medvedev -
Islamic Empire
Islamic Empire captures Jerusalem -
Islamic Empire
Islamic Empire for 3 years to capture Egypt -
Harun al-Rashid (5th Abbasid caliph)
Harun al-Rashid (5th Abbasid caliph) becomes next caliph
Centre for Islamic culture, empire unification
setting of court in 'The Thousand and One Nights' stories -
Period: to
Syrian War
Syrian War from 192 to 189 B.C.
Antiochus III defeated the Roman Empire