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Jan 22, 632
Muhammad dies
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Jan 30, 632
The Reign of the first calphi from 632-634
The Reign of Abu Bakr -
Jan 22, 634
Umar 634-644 (2nd calphi)
The second Calphi to rule who controlled the raids and started them. Umar turned these raids towards NON-Muslims. Pushed north and West into the Pers. Empire -
Jan 22, 644
The third Calphi Uthan 644-656
• Married to one of Mo's daughters (calphi)
• Governed well; gained new territory under Umar
• Alienated Muslims by giving prestigious posts to members of own family (nepitism) -
Jan 23, 656
The 4th Calphi Ali
• Married to one of Mo's daughters
• 5 year civil war-fitnah--"time of temptation"
• Ali's rule is not accepted in Syria/areas around Syria
• Murdered as well after about 5 years -
Jan 22, 661
Umayyed Dynasty
• After death of 4th Calphi: (Ali)
• Umayyad Dynasty (661-750)
• Grew out of Damascus-->moved from Medina to Damascus -
Jan 22, 732
Battle of Tours
happened in France -
Feb 22, 750
750-1258 Abbassid Dynasty
• Takes control in Damascus in 750
• Killed the Umayyid family at a banquet
• Come in and slaughter everyone--concept of killing of nobles at this time period was unthinkable -
Jan 22, 1099
Christians attempt to capture Jeruslaem
• Calphi (around 1055) eventually just turns into a figurehead
• 1099-Christians coming in attempting to capture Jerusalem
• Saladin ousts Christians from Jeruslem -
Mar 1, 1258
killing of the last calpi/ mongols coming in
• Hulagu-1258-descendant of Ghenhis-burns and loots Baghdad and kills the last Calphi
- the mongols come in and thats where things begin to end and change up -
Harun Al- Rashid
• Beginning use of the Muezzin (mosque official--goes up into the tower and calls the faithful to prayer)
• Reaches its peak under Harun Al-Rashid (786-809)
• Powerful leader--reign symbolic of wealth and splendor; old style absolute monarch
• Has everyone who enters his court kiss the ground before him (very against Mohammed's teachings)
