Map  early expansion of islam  622 750

Brendan McGlynn Islam Timeline

  • 570

    Birth of Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad
    Birth of Muhammad ibn Abd in Mecca.
  • Period: 570 to

    Islam Timeline

  • Mar 5, 610

    Muhammad Recieves First Revelation

    Muhammad Recieves First Revelation
    Muhammad recieves first revelation at Mt. Hira, near Mecca, and begins career as a prophet.
  • Mar 5, 622

    The Year of Hijra

    The Year of Hijra
    The Year of Hijra: Muhammad and the Muslims mmigrate from Mecca to Medina.
  • Jan 4, 630

    Muhammad wins controll of Mecca

    Muhammad wins controll of Mecca
  • Mar 4, 632

    Muhammad's Death

    Death of Muhammad; death of Fatima, his daughter; election of Abu Bakr as first caliph.
  • Mar 4, 634

    Abu Bakr Death

    Death of Abu Bakr
  • Jun 3, 636

    Battle of Qadisiyya

    Battle of Qadisiyya; Arab army decisively defeats persian army in Iraq.
  • Mar 5, 655

    Uthaman Assassination

    Assassination of Uthman, the third caliph.
  • Mar 5, 661

    Death of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth.

    Death of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Fourth.
    Death of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph and first Shii imam.
    Muawiya becomes caliph and founder of Umayyad dynasty.
  • Mar 5, 700

    Conquest and Conversations of Berber tribes in Norh Africa.

    Conquest and Conversations of Berber tribes in Norh Africa.
    Conquest and Conversations of Berber tribes in Norh Africa.
  • Mar 17, 711

    Muhammad initiates Conquest

    Muhammad initiates Conquest
    Muhammad initiates Arab conquest of India
  • Mar 5, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    Battle of Tours France.
  • Mar 5, 750

    Abbasids Capture Damascus.

    Abbasids Capture Damascus, ending Umayyad rule in Syria; Abu al-Abbas- al-Saffah founds Abbasid Caliphate.
  • Mar 17, 1096

    Pope Uran II

    Pope Uran II
    Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade to conquer Jerusalum.
  • Mar 17, 1099

    Crusaders Capture Jerusalum

    Crusaders Capture Jerusalum
    Crusaders capture Jerusalum, ending the first crusade.
  • Mar 17, 1206

    Ghurids establish Delhi Sultanate

    Ghurids establish the Delhi Sultanate in India
  • Mar 17, 1453

    Constantanople (Istanbul) Falls

    Constantanople (Istanbul) Falls
    Constantanople (Istanbul) falls to Ottomans and becomes the new Ottoman capital; Byzantine Empire ends.
  • Mar 17, 1529

    Ottomans seige of Vienna

    Ottomans seige of Vienna
    Ottomans lift first siege of Vienna and Retreat.
  • Safavid rule in Iran

    Safavid rule in Iran effectively ended by afghan invasion.
  • English East India Company Rebellion

    English East India Company Rebellion
    Sepoy Rebellion against English East India Company rule sweeps northern India.