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1258 BCE
Mongol army destroys Baghdad
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1187 BCE
Saladin re-takes Jerusalem
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1099 BCE
Christian army re-captures Jerusalem
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1048 BCE
Omar Khayyam is born
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1025 BCE
Ibn Sina completes his encyclopedia
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972 BCE
Al-Azhar University is founded
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780 BCE
al-Khwarizmi is born
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Period: 750 BCE to 1258 BCE
Abbasid Caliphate builds Baghdad
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732 BCE
Charles defeats Islamic army
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711 BCE
Muslims enter Spain; gain control
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692 BCE
Dome of the Rock is completed
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680 BCE
Hussein is killed at Karbala
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Period: 661 BCE to 750 BCE
Umayyad Caliphate takes control
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656 BCE
Ali ibn Talib becomes third Caliph
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644 BCE
Uthman standardizes the Quran
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634 BCE
Umar expands Islamic empire
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632 BCE
Abu Bakr becomes first Caliph
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630 BCE
Muhammad controls Mecca
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622 BCE
Hijrah starts Islamic calendar
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610 BCE
Quran revelations begin religion
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570 BCE
Muhammad is born in Mecca
