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The Umayyads and the Invasion of Iberia

By JoyceJiayiLee
  • Jan 1, 656

    Assassination of Uthman

    The caliph of the Islamic Empire, Uthman, was murdered and Ali succeeded him. Ali had and extreme idea of Islam, he led his army to fight through Egypt and North Africa.
  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    First Muslim civil war

    The first Muslim civil war happened, conflicts occurred between the Sunnis and the Shias.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Assassination of Ali

    Ali was also murdered, but his army continued to fight.
  • Jan 1, 661

    First caliph of the Umayyads

    Muʿāwiyah became the first caliph of the Umayyads.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Capital of the Umayyad dynasty

    The capital of the Umayyad dynasty became Damascus.
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    The Umayyads ruled the empire

    The Islamic empire was ruled by the Umayyads, and the empire expanded. During the expansion, some berbers near Sahara joined the Islam army.
  • Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678

    The Romans and the Islamic army

    Rome stopped the Islamic army from attacking Constatinople. The expansion of the Umayyads eventually stopped in some places.
  • Jan 1, 685

    Official language was declared

    The caliph Abd al-Malik solved the problem of people in the empire speaking different languages by using the official language Arabic.
  • Jan 1, 691

    The Dome of the Rock was completed

    The Dome of the Rock was completed
    Abd al-Malik constructed the Dome of the Rock, it was completed in 691 CE. It was very important to Islam.
  • Jan 1, 696

    Coins were standardized

    Coins in the empire were standardized by weight and appearance and had quotes from the Qur'an to spread Islam and Arabic.
  • Jan 1, 711

    The Islamic army attacked Spain

    The Islamic army attacked Spain
    The army crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and attacked Spain, they also conquered the Iberian Peninsula.
  • Jan 1, 717

    The Romans and the Islamic army

    rome stopped the Muslims from attacking them again.
  • Jan 1, 732

    The Battle of Tours

    The Battle of Tours
    During the Battle of Tours, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel, stopped the Islamic attacks in France.
  • Jan 1, 751

    The battle against Chinese

    The Islamic army defeated the Chinese Tang Dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1031

    End of Umayyad dynasty

    The Islamic empire became too big to govern. The Abbasids killed all the people in the Umayyad dynasty except Abd al-Rahman, he escaped to Al-Andalus, where it was safe from the Abbasid caliphate. The Umayyad dynasty continued to rule Iberia until 11th century.