Spread of Islam during Middle Ages

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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

    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.