Expansion of Islam

By emily.macris
  • Jan 1, 656

    Murder of Uthman

    Uthman was assassinated in 656, and succeeded by Ali, who had a more radical view of the Islamic faith.
  • Jan 1, 656

    Assasination of Ali

  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    First Muslim civil war

    Sunni/Shia division resulted in the first Muslim civil war
  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    First Muslim Civil War

    Sunni/Shia division resulted in the first Muslim civil war
  • Jan 1, 661

    First Umahhad Caliph

    Muʿāwiyah then established himself as the first Umayyad caliph.
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire

  • Period: Dec 8, 661 to Dec 5, 750

    Muslim empire expanded

  • Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678

    Romans stopped Islamic attacks

    In the West, the Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople
  • Jan 1, 685

    Arab was the official language

    Abd al-Malik (caliph in 685) solved language problem by declaring Arabic official language across Empire
  • Jan 1, 711

    Invasion of Iberia

    Ali was assassinated in 661 but the armies continued and then crossed the Straits of Gibraltar to attack Spain in 711 AD.
  • Jan 1, 711

    Berbers conquered the Iberian Penninsula

    Together they moved across the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered the Iberian Peninsula
  • Jan 1, 732

    Charles Martel turned back raids

    Charles Martel (leader of the Franks), grandfather of Charlemagne, turned back a series of Islamic raids into France at the Battle of Tours
  • Jan 1, 751

    Arabs won a battle against the Chinese

    Arabs won a great battle against Chinese but border stayed about the same from then on.