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Period: 632 to 661
The Orthodox Caliphs
The first caliphs were the members of Muhammad's family The capital city was Meca Conquered:Syria,Palestine,Egypt,Mesopotamia
and Persia -
636
The battle of Yarmouk
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Period: 661 to 750
The Umayyad Caliphate
The position of the caliphs passed to the Umayyad dinasty
The capital city change and Damascus became the capital city
They conquered as far as India in the east,Samarkand in the north and the Iberian Peninsula -
732
The battle of Poitiers
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Period: 750 to 1258
The Abbasid Caliphate
After another civil war,the position of the caliph passed to the Abbasid dynasty
The capital city was Baghdad
