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Jan 1, 632
Muhammad Dies
Muhammad dies after an illness and Abu Bakr, Ali, Umar, and Uthman are elected as caliphs. -
Jan 1, 661
End of the Caliphs
Ali is killed, bringing an end to the "righteous caliphs." Umayyad begins to rule. -
Jan 1, 711
Spain and India
Muslims invade Spain in the west and India in the east. Almost the entire Iberian peninsula is under Islamic command. -
Jan 1, 732
Defeated in France
Charles Martel defeats the Muslims at Potiers in France -
Jan 1, 750
Shift of Power
The Abbasids take the power from Umayyad, shifting the power to Baghdad. -
Jan 1, 850
Perfectus
Perfectus, a christian priest in Cordova, is executed after he refuses to take back insults he made about Muhammad. -
Jan 1, 900
Fatimids
The Fatimid's of Egypt conquer north Africa and include it as an extension of Egypt. -
Jan 1, 1055
Turks take Baghdad
The Turks take Baghdad and Abbasids becomes the only nominal ruler -
Jan 1, 1095
Council of Clermont
Pope Urban II opens the Council of Clermont where ambassadors from the Byzantine emperor, asking for help against the Muslims, were welcomed. -
Jan 1, 1099
Jerusalem
European christian crusaders take Jerusalem from the Muslims. The Muslims eventually take the holy land back. -
Jan 1, 1187
Saladin
Ê Saladin defeats the Crusaders armies at Hittin. He reconquers Jerusalem and the greater part of the Crusaders territories. -
Jan 1, 1216
Mongols
Genghis leads the Mongols out of Central Asia across Persia and Mesopotamia. The Mongol army then returns. -
Jan 1, 1258
Baghdad
Mongols sack and capture Baghdad. Caliph is then killed.It is the end of Abbasid caliphate -
Jan 1, 1300
Ottomans
Ottomans capture Bursa and Iznik and move to Europe. The capital of the Ottoman empire moves from Bursa to Adrianople. Ottoman then takes controlof the Balkans. -
Jan 1, 1492
Banned
Castile and Aragon capture Granada. All Muslims and Jews become banned from Spain. -
Jan 1, 1520
The Golden Age
The Christians forces had been fighting to take back Spain and they seized the final Muslim stronghold.
