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570
Muhammad Born
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Period: 570 to
Islam
the start of Islamic culture -
610
Muhammad's First Religious Experience
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613
Muhammad Begins Preaching
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628
Muhammad and his followers take over Mecca
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632
Muhammad Dies - Muhammad's Father in Law is appointed as caliph (successor) to Muhammad
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652
Islam Spreads - Islam spreads into Syria, Palestine, Iran, Egypt and parts North Africa
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661
Umayyads gain power - The fourth caliph to Muhammad, Ali is assassinated transitioning power Umayyads
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711
Muslims conquer Spain for the first time
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750
Umayyads control the region of Spain
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750
Abbasids overthrow Umayyads - Abbasids were a rival clan to the Umayyads
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756
Abd al-Rahman, last Umayyad prince takes over Muslim Spain
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912
Abd al-Rahman III assumes power - He rebels against Arab leaders who had been challenging the authority of the Umayyad dynasty
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929
Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed himself caliph
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933
All of Muslim Spain united under Abd al-Rahman III
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1000
30 volume medical encyclopedia produced
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1258
Mongols kill the last Abbasid caliph - Mongols invaded Baghdad ending the Abbasid reign
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1289
Ottomans (Turkish Muslims) start opposing Byzantine controlled cities
1290-1330 -
1453
Ottomans end Byzantine Empire with takeover of Constantinople
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1520
Height of Ottoman power
1520-1566 -
1526
Mughal empire invades India - The Mughals conquered North and Central India
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1556
Akbar the Great comes to power - This created a Golden Age for Muslim India
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Peak of Safavid Empire
1588-1629 -
Peak of Mughal Empire - Led by Akbar the Great's grandson, Shah Jahan
1628-1658 -
Afghan warriors invade and end Safavid empire
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Last Mughal Emperor exiled - This happened when the British gained control of India
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End of the Ottoman Empire - long reigns and success attributed to religious tolerance