The Umayyads And The Invasion Of Iberia timeline

Jan 1, 656

Uthman was assassinated and succeeded by Ali
Jan 1, 656

Sunni/Shia division resulted in the first Muslim civil war 656-661
Jan 1, 661

Capital to Damascus
Jan 1, 661

Ali was assassinated
Jan 1, 661

Muʿāwiyah established himself as the first Umayyad caliph
Jan 1, 661

Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire 661-750
Jan 1, 661

The Muslim Empire expanded. Armies advanced west into Africa. Berbers who lived along the northern coast of the Sahara converted to Islam. 661-750
Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

Umayyad Dynasty
Jan 1, 680

Assassination of Hussein at Karbala
Jan 1, 685

Abd al-Malik was the caliph in 685 and solved language problems by declaring Arabic official language across the Empire.
Jan 1, 691

Completion of the Dome of the Rock
Jan 1, 696

Coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire
Jan 1, 711

Together they moved across the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered the Iberian Peninsula
Jan 1, 711

The Conquest of Spain took 7 years
Jan 1, 711

From 661, the armies continued and then crossed the Straits of Gibraltar to attack Spain
Jan 1, 717

In the West, the Romans stopped Islamic attacks againist Constantinople in 674-678 and again in 717
Jan 1, 732

Defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel
Jan 1, 732

Charles Martel (leader of the Franks), grandfather of Charlemagne, turned back a series of Islamic raids into France at the Battle of Tours
Jan 1, 750

Overthrown by Abbasid faction
Jan 1, 750

Abbasid faction from Eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty
Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258

Abbasid-Seljuq Empire
Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1492

Muslim Spain
Jan 1, 751

Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west
Jan 1, 751

The Arabs won a great battle againist the Chinese, but border stayed about the same from then on
Jan 1, 755

Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman´s capital
Jan 1, 762

Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital
Jan 1, 785

Construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba
Jan 1, 813

Reign of Al-Ma´mun, founder of the House of Wisdom 813-833
Jan 1, 822

Reign of Abd al-Rahman ll 822-852
Jan 1, 850

Death of Al Khwarizmi
Jan 1, 929

Abd al-Rahman lll takes the title of caliph
Jan 1, 1000

The Umayyad Dynasty would continue to rule Islamic Iberia until the 11th century
Jan 1, 1000

Shahnameh ("Book Of Kings") published
Jan 1, 1025

Ibn Sina´s Canon of Medicine written
Jan 1, 1031

End of the Umayyad dynasty
Jan 1, 1055

Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad
Jan 1, 1096

Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars) 1096-1204
Jan 1, 1126

Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes 1126-1198
Jan 1, 1187

Saladin recaptures Jerusalem
Jan 1, 1200

A Thousand and One Nights first compiled 12th Century
Jan 1, 1204

Death of Maimonides
Jan 1, 1258

Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dynasty
Jan 1, 1400

Completion of the Alhambra Palace in Granada 14th Century
Jan 1, 1492

End of Muslim rule in Spain

Uthman was assassinated and succeeded by Ali

Sunni/Shia division resulted in the first Muslim civil war 656-661

Capital to Damascus

Ali was assassinated

Muʿāwiyah established himself as the first Umayyad caliph

Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire 661-750

The Muslim Empire expanded. Armies advanced west into Africa. Berbers who lived along the northern coast of the Sahara converted to Islam. 661-750

Umayyad Dynasty

Assassination of Hussein at Karbala

Abd al-Malik was the caliph in 685 and solved language problems by declaring Arabic official language across the Empire.

Completion of the Dome of the Rock

Coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire

Together they moved across the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered the Iberian Peninsula

The Conquest of Spain took 7 years

From 661, the armies continued and then crossed the Straits of Gibraltar to attack Spain

In the West, the Romans stopped Islamic attacks againist Constantinople in 674-678 and again in 717

Defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel

Charles Martel (leader of the Franks), grandfather of Charlemagne, turned back a series of Islamic raids into France at the Battle of Tours

Overthrown by Abbasid faction

Abbasid faction from Eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty

Abbasid-Seljuq Empire

Muslim Spain

Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west

The Arabs won a great battle againist the Chinese, but border stayed about the same from then on

Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman´s capital

Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital

Construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba

Reign of Al-Ma´mun, founder of the House of Wisdom 813-833

Reign of Abd al-Rahman ll 822-852

Death of Al Khwarizmi

Abd al-Rahman lll takes the title of caliph

The Umayyad Dynasty would continue to rule Islamic Iberia until the 11th century

Shahnameh ("Book Of Kings") published

Ibn Sina´s Canon of Medicine written

End of the Umayyad dynasty

Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad

Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars) 1096-1204

Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes 1126-1198

Saladin recaptures Jerusalem

A Thousand and One Nights first compiled 12th Century

Death of Maimonides

Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dynasty

Completion of the Alhambra Palace in Granada 14th Century

End of Muslim rule in Spain