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622
HIJRA
Muhammad and his followers migrate from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina) -
632
DEATH OF MUHAMMAD
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Period: 632 to 1000
ISLAMIC ART PHASE 1
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634
ARAB CONQUEST OF DAMASCUS
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1000
UMAYYAD'S ESCAPE TO SPAIN
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Period: 1000 to 1250
ISLAMIC ART PHASE 2
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1031
COLLAPSE OF UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA
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1212
DEFEAT OF ALMOHAD CALIPHATE
Spain -
Period: 1238 to 1492
NASRID DYNASTY
The last Muslim dynasty in Spain (Emirate of Granada) -
1239
CONQUEST OF MALAGA
By the Emirate of Granada -
1250
MONGOL CONQUEST
Arrival of Islamic/Asian motifs in art -
Period: 1250 to 1517
MAMLUK SULTANATE
In Egypt, the Levant, Hejaz -
Period: 1250 to
ISLAMIC ART PHASE 3
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1311
COMPENDIUM OF CHRONICLES
Rashid al-Din's manuscript -
Period: 1362 to 1389
REIGN OF MURAD I
Ottoman Sultan -
1517
OTTOMAN CONQUEST OF EGYPT
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1520
SAZ LEAF
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REVOLT OF CAIRO
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Period: to
NAPOLEONIC EXPEDITION TO EGYPT
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Period: to
REIGN OF MUHAMMAD ALI PASHA
Governor of Egypt; Founder of Egyptian viceroyalty -
Period: to
PASCAL COSTE AS ARCHITECT TO MUHAMMAD ALI
Viceroy of Egypt -
Period: to
GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Ottoman Empire vs Greek Rebels -
Period: to
THIRD SIEGE OF MISSOLONGHI
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OWEN JONES FIRST TRIP TO SPAIN
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SEMPER'S DISCOVERY
Of Polychromy in Ancient Architecture -
OWEN JONES RETURN TO SPAIN
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Period: to
TANZIMAT
Throughout Ottoman empire -
Period: to
NAeSR AL-DIN SHAH QAJAR REIGN
Longest reigning Islamic ruler of all time. King of Persia -
BARTHOLDI COMMISSION
To build a lighthouse at Suez Canal -
Period: to
DIKRAN KELEKIAN
Ran an art dealing business, emigrated to NYC -
WORLD FAIR EXHIBITION
Ottoman's submitted replica of Ahmed III's fountain -
SCHOOL OF CERAMICS
Founded in Manises -
THE MESSAGE
Director: Moustapha Akkad -
US INVASION OF IRAQ
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MOMA ISLAMIC ART WING
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Period: to 1300
ALHAMBRA COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION