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632
The Death of Muhammad
Muhammad died of an illness at age 61. After his death people following the faith were very confused as to who would lead the religion. So they had to elect a caliphs named Abu Bakr. -
632
The Death of Muhammad
Muhammad died of an illness at age 61. After his death people following the faith were very confused as to who would lead the religion. So they had to elect a caliphs named Abu Bakr. -
661
Islam splits into two religions
Muslims split into two types of the religion, Sunnis’ and Shiites. Sunnis’ thought that Abu Bakr was the rightful successor after Muhammad died and Shiites believed that Ali was the rightful successor after Muhammad died. -
661
Islam splits into two religions.
Muslims split into two types of the religion, Sunnis’ and Shiites. Sunnis’ thought that Abu Bakr was the rightful successor after Muhammad died and Shiites believed that Ali was the rightful successor after Muhammad died. -
661
Death of Ali
Muhammad Ali was killed. This created the first division in religious history. -
711
Conquer of the Iberian peninsula
Muslim forces invaded the Iberian peninsula which became a great Muslim civilization . They took over so they could find riches and wealth while taking over a weak civilization. (They were already in southern Europe). -
711
Conquer of the Iberian peninsula
Muslim forces invaded the Iberian peninsula which became a great muslim civilization . They took over so they could find riches and wealth while taking over a weak civilization. -
732
Battle of Tours
The battle of Tours also called the Battle of Poitier was fought between the Frankish leader Charles Martel (a Christian) and a massive Islamic army lead by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi. It is important to remember that the opposing armies were Christian and Muslim. -
732
Battle of Tours
This battle was really a battle of religions and was more of a Christian vs Muslim battle. Muslims were trying to invade Franks and prior to this had no problems doing so, knowing this the Christians fought a great battle to keep their land and religion safe. The Franks won the battle with a loss of 1,500 people and the Muslims lost with a loss of 10,000. -
732
Battle of Tours
The battle of Tours also called the Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Frankish leader Charles Martel (a Christian) and a massive Islamic army lead by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi. It is important to remember that the opposing armies were Christian and Muslim. -
732
Battle of Tours
This battle was really a battle of religions and was more of a Christian vs Muslim battle. Muslims were trying to invade Franks and prior to this had no problems doing so, knowing this the christians fought a great battle to keep their land and religeono safe. The Franks won the battle with a loss of 1,500 people and the muslims lost with a loss of 10,000. -
750
Expansion in the West
The Islamic religion/muslims would now have control in Northern Africa, Spain, all of Prussia and Northern India. Greece was no longer the enemy leaving the religion more open to Greece. -
750
Expansion in the West
The Islamic religion/muslims would now have control in Northern Africa, Spain, all of Prussia and Northern India. Greece was no longer the enemy leaving the religion more open to Greece. -
750
A new ruling family
The Umayyad dynasty's capital was in Syria, but in 750 this dynasty ends. The Abasid empire begins moving the capital to Bagdad. -
850
Perfecto is executed
A christian priest in Muslim, Cordoba, is executed after refusing to take back numerous insults he made about the prophet Muhammad. This event most likely made more people follow Muhammad's religion out of fear. -
850
Fracture of the Dynasty
They begin to lose the empire and things begin to break apart. -
900
Fatimids of Egypt Conquer north Africa
The Fatimid's of Egypt conquered north Africa and used the territory as an extension of Egypt until 972. This event is significant to the Islam timeline because it’s probably one of the main reasons why the Muhammad's religion began to spread. -
900
Seljuk Truks take control
They adopt and convert islam and want to control their own large empire. -
1055
Seljuk Turks take Baghdad
After the Seljuk Turks captured Baghdad from the Buyids that were under a commission from the Abbasid Caliph al-Qa’im. This event occurred due to the fight about who should have the power to rule Islam. This event also caused nominal rulers to become a thing in Islam. -
1095
The First Crusade
On November 27, 1095 in France Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem. This crusade caused the massacre of many jews and muslim people, and the fight lasted an entire month. -
1099
Fatimids send an army to take back Jerusalem
The Fatimids sent an entire army over to take back Jerusalem but the army was defeated in Ascalon in August of 1099. Jerusalem then became the capital of a Frankish kingdom, and over the years the crusaders that Pope Urban II sent continued to expand their holdings in the Levant. -
1187
Defeat of the Crusaders armies at Hittin
Saladin had a plan for this fight. His plan was to cover the field with smoke and surround the Crusaders which worked. That’s when Saladin defeated the Crusaders. This caused Crusaders to become smaller and be made into one city. -
1216
the sixth crusade
It was a campaign organized by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick ll. The Papacy did not support. The effect of this was Frederick and Al-Kamil started a ten year truce between Crusaders and saracens. -
1216
The Mongols leave central Asia
After the mongols leave Asia Genghis Khan leads a group to leave, they head down to China and to the west to acquire better materials. -
1258
Massacre
The Mongol chief Hulegu, grandson of Genghis Khan, sacks Baghdad, massacring the population and killing the last Abbasid caliph. The great khan took the mongols and extended to the middle east. It struck a lot of confusion. The cities also could not say no to the Mongols since there was a lot of them surrendering. -
1300
Ottomans capture Bursa and move into Europe.
Osman Gazi gained leadership of the clan in the late 13th century. He expanded into cities including Bursa. The siege into Bursa lasted for eight years, but eventually gained control over the city. In 1335 Osman son, Orhan Gazi, declared Bursa to be the official Ottoman capital of culture and economics. It can be recognized as the birthplace of the Ottoman empire. -
1300
Tamerlane leads the Mongols
He begins to fight again in Muslim territories. They begin destroying what is left of Muslim territories, there is no one who can stop the mongols -
1492
Castile and Aragon capture Granada.
On January 2, 1492, the Muslim power came to an end when the Granada was conquered. The the end of the rule, Muslims conquered most of Spain and was victorious in many battles. They were also known as the golden age because of the architecture, literature, and poetry. However, the Jews and Christians were restricted in Muslim Spain and did not have the same rights as them. Later into the years, Christians grew and then overthrew the Muslims. -
1520
Expansion of the Ottoman Turks
After losing everything in the 1300s to the Mongols they held onto a small piece of their empire and begin to settle around turkey, they soon begin taking big cities and start to develop Islam again. This empire would last up until WW1. -
1520
Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent; Ottoman Empire reaches its zenith
Hungary and coastlands of Algeria and Tunisia come under Ottoman rule. Suleiman became the monarch of the Ottoman empire and made it great again. He brought back up the economic, political, and military power of the empire. The army conquered many great cities while also making great and power changes relating to society, taxes, and education.These changes became known as the Transformation of the Ottoman empire.
