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732 BCE
Expansion of the empire
By 732, the Islamic empire stretched from the borders of India, through Persia and the Middle East, along the north coast of Africa, and into Spain. -
632 BCE
religion of islam
The great world religion of Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)By his death in AD632, Islam was the religion of all of Arabia. -
Sep 28, 1071
there was a bigger empire
In the 11th century, the Seljuk Turks advanced further. They defeated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and gradually conquered Asia Minor, which is modern-day Turkey. -
Sep 29, 1453
captured
In 1453, they captured Constantinople, which was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. -
Sep 29, 1534
turks
The Turks believed in a prophecy called Osman's dream, about a tree which grew until it covered the whole world. This gave them confidence that they would win a world-wide empire.