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570
The Prophet Muhhamad born in Mecca in Arabia.
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Period: 570 to Jan 1, 632
Life of Muhammad
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Jan 1, 610
Muhammad has a vision where God communicates to him.
The angel Grabriel comes to Muhammad in the first of many visions and gives tells him he is the final prophet of God. This message eventually is recorded in the Koran, Islam's holy book. -
Jan 1, 622
The Hijra
Because his monotheistic prosyletizing is hurting commerce in Mecca, a polytheistic center of worship, Muhammad is persecuted. He flees from Mecca to Medinah, which is known as the Hijra or flight. -
Jan 1, 630
Muhammad gains control of Mecca, along with much of Arabian Peninsula.
Muhammad gains a following in Medinah and eventually gains control of Mecca and the surrounding area by force. -
Jan 1, 632
Muhammad dies.
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Jan 1, 632
Abu Bakr succeeds Muhammad.
Abu Bakr, Muhammad's uncle, is chosen as the successor of Muhammad. The leader of the new Islamic empire is called a Caliph. -
Period: Jan 1, 632 to
Islam as an empire.
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Jan 20, 644
Beginning of Umayyad Dynasty.
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Jan 20, 661
Islamic empire stretches from North Africa to Persia.
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Jan 20, 740
Beginning of the Abbasid dynasty.
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Jan 20, 1000
The beginning of the Crusades.
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Jan 20, 1071
Seljuk Turks defeat Byzatine army and begin to create their own Islamic empire.
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Jan 20, 1258
Mongol invasion of Islamic empire.
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Ottoman Empire crumbles during WWI.
