History

By lilylammers
  • Jun 8, 632

    Muhammad's Death

    Muhammad's Death
    Before his death, he converted most of the Arabian Peninsulato his new daith and built a small empire.
  • Nov 24, 636

    Arab armies conquered Syria

    Arab armies conquered Syria
    Arab armies conquered Syria. The Muslims then won Iraq from the Perians and, within ten years after Muhammad's death, subdued Persia itself.
  • Nov 24, 661

    Muawiyah became caliph

    Muawiyah became caliph
    Muawiyah proclaimed himself caliph, made Damascus his capital, and founded the Umayyad Dynasty.
  • Nov 24, 674

    Umayyad

    Umayyad
    From 674 to 678, the Umayyad navy held Cyprus, Phodes, and a numder of Aegean islands, which served as bases for annual seaborne attacks on Constantinople. With the aid of Greek fire, Constanstinople was successfully defended, and the Arab advance was checked for the first time.
  • Nov 24, 711

    Tarik

    Tarik
    The governor of Muslim North Africa sent his general, Tarik, and an army across the Strait into Spain. Seven years later, in 718, the kingdom of Visigoth completely crumbled.
  • Nov 24, 732

    Further northward advance

    Further northward advance
    The muslims advanced across the Pyrenees and gained a strong foothold in Southwest France, where they carried out a major raid to explore the possibility of a further northward advance. However, they were defeated by Charles Martel near Tours, in a battle which proved decisive in halting their northern expansion into Europe.
  • Nov 24, 750

    Muawiyah is not caliph.

    Muawiyah is not caliph.
    Muawiyah's reign as caliph ended.