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570
Birth
Muhammad is born in the year 570 C.E. in the town of Mecca. -
575
Muhammad Becomes an Orphan
Muhammad's parents die, and he goes to stay with his uncle. Also, he sometimes travels with his uncle's caravan. -
Oct 17, 600
Small Pox
Small pox spreads from India to Europe -
Oct 15, 610
Muhammad Becomes a Prophet.
While Medditating in a cave, Muhammad is visited by an overwhelming presence, where he is told of the religion Islam. -
Oct 17, 610
Heraclius
Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows East Roman Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. -
Oct 15, 613
Muhammad Spreads Islam.
Muhammad begins to tell people about Islam, and his words are later used in the Koran. -
Oct 17, 616
Egypt
Shah Chosroes II invades Egypt. -
Oct 17, 616
Battle at Chester
Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the Welsh in a battle at Chester. -
Oct 17, 622
Muhammad Travels from Mecca.
Muhammad and his followerstravel to Yathrib, the city that later becomes known as Medina. -
Oct 17, 626
Avars and Persians
The Avars and the Persians jointly besiege but fail to capture Constantinople. -
Oct 17, 627
Muhammad and Mecca Battle.
Because Muhammad was becoming bore and more powerful, Meccans fought 3 battles with the muslim people. -
Oct 17, 627
Rome
Emperor Heraclius defeats the Persians, ending the Roman-Persian Wars. -
Oct 17, 630
Mecca Becomes Muslim.
After years of fighting, Muhammad marched into Mecca with thousands of his followers and, seeing the tides had changed, Mecca joined them. -
Jun 8, 632
Muhammad's Death.
Muhammad dies after a brief illness. -
Muhammad gets a Job.
Muhammad begins to work for a wealthy tradeswoman named Khadija. -
Muhammad's Family Life,
After a year of having Muhammad work for her, Khadija proposes marraige and the two get married and have 6 children, 2 of them dying in their infancy. -
China
Tang Dynasty of China initiated by Li Yuan. -
Chenla Kingdom
The Chenla kingdom completely absorbed Funan.
