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Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661
The Islam Civil War
The first ever Muslim civil war between the Shias and the Sunnis. The Sunnis won. -
Jun 17, 656
The Assasination of Uthman
Uthman is assasinated, so Ali succeces him. -
Jan 1, 661
The Caliph of Ummayad
Muʿāwiyah establishes himself as the first ever Ummayad Caliph. -
Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750
The Ummayad Rule
The Ummayads rule the Muslim Empire and expand it. -
Jan 27, 661
Ali dies, army continues
Ali is assasinated however, the army continues to conquer Spain. Damascus is set capital. -
Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678
Rome tries to stop the Muslims
Rome does their first set of attacks to prevent Muslims from expanding. -
Jan 1, 685
The official language
Abd al-Malik, the caliph at the time, declared the official language of the empire Arabic. -
Jan 1, 711
Muslims start to conquer our Peninsula
The Muslim Empire moves across the Strait of Gibraltar and starts to conquer Iberia. -
Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 718
The Conquering of Spain
The Muslims took 7 years to conquer Spain. -
Apr 26, 711
The Islamic Army conquers the Straits of Gibraltar
Ali's army continues conquering untill he gets to the Straits of Gibraltar. -
Jan 1, 717
Rome tries again
Rome does another attack to prevent Muslims from expanding. -
Jan 1, 732
Islamic raids in France
Muslims do a series of raids in modern day France, back then it was called Franks. -
Jan 1, 751
Battle in China
Arabs win a battle against China, however, they gain no territory.