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Jan 1, 656
Assassination of Uthman
Uthman was assassinated and succeeded by Ali -
Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661
Sunni and Shia fight
There was a Muslim civil war which caused Islam to break into two groups, the Sunni and Shia. -
Jan 1, 661
Assassination of Ali
Ali was assassinated -
Jan 1, 661
Muʿāwiyah as first Umayyad caliph
Muʿāwiyah established himslef the first caliph of Umayyad -
Jan 1, 661
Capital moved to Damascus
Ali was killed so the capital moved to Damascus -
Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750
Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire
Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire -
Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678
Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople
Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople in the West -
Jan 1, 680
Hussein assassinated at Karbala
assassination of Hussein at Karbala -
Jan 1, 685
Abd al-Malik solved language problem
Abd al-Malik (caliph in 685) solved language problem by declaring Arabic official language across Empire -
Jan 1, 691
Dome of the Rock completed
completion of the Dome of the Rock -
Jan 1, 696
Coins standerdized by weight and appearance
coins used across the empire rstandardized by weight and appearance -
Jan 1, 711
Conquering Iberian Peninsula
Berbers who converted to Islam moved with the Muslims conquered the Iberian Peninsula -
Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 718
Army attacks Spain
Army continued to the Straits of Gibralter to attack Spain
Army crossed the Straits of Gibralter to attack Spain in 711 and finished in 718 -
Jan 1, 732
Charles Martel defeated Muslims at the BattleofTour
At the battle of Tours Charles Mortel turned back a number of Islamic raids -
Jan 1, 750
Umayyads overthrown by Abbasid faction
Abbasid faction overthrows Umayyads -
Dec 8, 751
Arb defeat of the Chinese army
Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west -
Jan 1, 755
Abd al Rahmans established Cordoba as capital
Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman’s capital -
Jan 1, 762
Bahgdad becomes the capitol of Abbasid
Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital -
Jan 1, 785
Great Mosque of Cordoba started construction
construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba -
Period: Jan 1, 813 to Jan 1, 833
Reign of Al-Ma'mun
reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom -
Period: Jan 1, 822 to Jan 1, 852
Rule of Abd al-Rahman II
reign of Abd al-Rahman II -
Jan 1, 850
death of Al Khwarizmi
death of Al Khwarizmi -
Jan 1, 929
Abdal-Raman as caliph
Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph -
Jan 1, 1000
Shahnameh published
Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published -
Jan 1, 1025
Ibm Sina's Canon of Medicine written
Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written -
Jan 1, 1031
Umayyad dynasty ends
end of the Umayyad dynasty -
Jan 1, 1055
Seljuq Turks get control of Baghdad
Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad -
Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1204
Crusades
Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars) -
Dec 8, 1100
A Thousand and One Nights first compiled
A Thousand and One Nights first compiled -
Period: Jan 1, 1126 to
life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes
life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes -
Jan 1, 1187
Jerusalem recaptured by Saldin
Saladin recaptures Jerusalem -
Jan 1, 1204
Maimonides death
Death of Maimonides -
Jan 1, 1258
Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad
Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dynasty -
Jan 1, 1300
Alhambra Palace finished
completion of the Alhambra Palace in Granada -
Jan 1, 1492
Muslim rule in Spain ended
end of Muslim rule in Spain