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Abu Bakr becomes the first Caliph after Muhammad dies
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When Abu Bakr dies, Umar becomes the next Caliph. He raises Ghazu raids to a new height and turned the raids against non-muslims.
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Umar is stabbed to death and Uthman becomes Caliph. He was married to Muhammad's daughter. He was assassinated.
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Uthman was assassinated and Ali becomes the fourth Caliph. He is married to Fatims, Muhammad's daughter
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Ali is murdered after about a five-year rule
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After Ali dies, the Umayyad Dyanasty is set up. Their capital is moved from Medina to Damascus
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Muslims move into Spain and continue moving upward into France
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Battle of Tours when Muslim advance into western Europe is stopped by the Franks
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The Umayyad family is killed at a banquet and the Abbasid dynasty takes over moving the capital from Damascus to Baghdad. Tremendous collection of poets, scholars, philosophers, and builders in Baghdad.
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Ghengiz Khan leads the Mongols out a Central Asia and into Baghdad
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Starting around 850, we see a decline in Caliph faith. The control of the empire starts to fragment and Seljuk Turks gain control over Baghdad
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Baghdad reaches it's peak under Harunal-Rashid. An old-style absolute monarch who makes everyone who enters his court kiss the ground
