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570
Muhammad's Birth
Muhammad was born in 570, in the city of Mecca -
610
The birth of Islam
Islam is starting up and Muhammad recieves the first revalations of the Quran. -
622
Hijrah
Muhammad and his followers move to Medina to escape persecution in Mecca. This migration becomes known as the "Hijrah". -
630
Muhammad's Return
Muhammad returns to Mecca and gains control. Mecca becomes the center of the Islamic world. -
632
Muhammad's Death
Muhammad dies and Abu Bakr takes his place as leader of Islam faith. He is the first of the four "Rightly Guided" Caliphs. This also marks the start of the Rashidun Caliphate. -
634
Umar
Umar becomes the seccond Caliph. The Islamic Empire expands during his rule to include most of the Middle East including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and part of North Africa. -
644
Uthman
Uthman becomes the thrid Caliph. He creates the standardized version Quran. -
656
Ali Bin
Ali Bin becomes the fourth Caliph. -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate take over after Ali is assianated. They move the capital city to Damascus. -
Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate takes control after Ali is assinated. They move the capital to Damascus. -
680
Hussien
Hussien, Ali's son, is killed at Karbala. -
692
The Dome of Rock
The Dome of Rock is completed in Jerusalem. -
711
Muslims from Morroco
Muslims enter Spain from Morroco. They will eventually take control of most of the lberian Peninsula. -
732
Battle of Tours
The Islamic army pushes into France until they are defeaated by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate takes control and builds a new capital city called Baghdad. The Islamic Empire experinces a scientific and artistic acheivement that later will be called The Golden Age of Islam. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate takes control and builds a new capital city called Baghdad. The Islamic Empire experinces a period of scentific and artistic acheivement that will later be called the Golden Age of Islam. -
780
Al-Khwarizimi, Father of Algebra
Ali-Khwarzimi, mathmatician and scientist, is born. He is known as the "Father of Algebra". -
972
Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt is founded. -
1025
Ibn Sina and The Canon of Medicine
Ibn Sina completes his book about medicine called "The Canon of Medicine". It becomes the textbook throughout Europe and the Middle East for centuries. -
1048
Omar Khayyam
Famous poet and scientist Omar Khayyam is born. -
1099
First Crusade
Christian armies recapture Jerusalem during the First Crusade. -
1187
Saladin
Saladin retakes the city of Jerusalem. -
1258
The Mongol Army
The Mongol Army sacks the city of Baghdad, destroying most of the city and killing the Caliph. -
Period: 1261 to 1517
Mamluks
The Abbasid Caliphate establishes the Caliphate in Cairo, Egypt. They have religous authority, but the Mamluks have military and political power. -
Period: 1312 to 1337
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa was one of the greatest kings of Africa. He doubled the size of the Mali kingdom. On his pigrimage to Mecca, he gave some of his gold away to every person he saw. He was the last powerful ruler of Mali. -
1325
Ibn Battuta
Famous Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta begins his travels. -
1349
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa's goverment system was so successful that famous writer Ibn Battua, found "complete and general saftey" in the land of Mali even twelve years after Musa's death. -
1359
The divsion of a kingdom
22 years after Musa's death, was divided by civil war. The nearby kingdom Songhai, was growing more powerful. -
1453
The end of the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire takes over the city of Constantinople bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire. -
1464
Sunni Ali
The Songhai leader Sunni Ali captured Timbuktu. -
1492
Granada
After being pushed back for hundreds of years, the last Islamic stronghold in Spain is defeated at Granada. -
Period: 1517 to
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire conquers Egypt and claims the Caliphate. -
1526
The Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire is established in India. -
1529
Siege of Vienna
The Ottoman Empire is defeated at the Siege of Vienna stopping the advance of the Ottomans into Europe. -
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, a tomb for the wife of the Mughal emperor, is completed in India. -
Abolition of the Caliphate
The Caliphate is abolished by Mustafa Ataturk, the first President of Turkey.