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Jul 16, 622
Muhammad flees Mecca to Medina
A plot to assassinte Muhammad was discovered Muhammad and his followers escaped during the night and fled to medina, an event known as hijra -
Jan 1, 632
Muhammad dies
Muhammad Died in a result of being posioned following his attack upon and conquest of the Jewish settlement of Kaibar -
Mar 5, 661
Ali the fourth caliph in Islam is assassinated
Ali is murdered; Mu'awiya becomes caliph. Beginning of Umayyad Caliphate -
Jan 1, 750
Umayyad dynasty ends and Abbassid dynasty begins
The Umayyad Dynasty ends in 750 when Abbasid defeated there ruler. -
Jul 15, 1099
Christian crusaders capture Jerusalem from the Muslims
The fight to take over Jerusalem lasted for 7 weeks till Christian Crusaders took Jerusalem from the Muslims. -
Oct 2, 1187
Saladin caputures Jerusalem for the Muslims
The Christians met in a great battle near the lake of Galilee. It ended in the defeat of their army and the capture of Jerusalem's king. -
Jan 1, 1258
Abbassid dynasty ends
Their rule was ended in 1258, when Hulagu Khan, the Mongol conqueror, sacked Baghdad. -
Oct 25, 1502
Abbas the Great gains control of the Safavid Empire
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Sep 22, 1520
Suleiman the Magnificent becomes the ruler of the Ottoman empire
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The Taj Mahal is built