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570
Muhammad born in Mecca
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610
Islam begins with Muhammad
Muhammad receives the first revelations of the Quran. -
622
Hijrah + beginning Islamic Calendar
Migration of Muhammad and his followersto Medina to escape persecution in Mecca. -
630
Meca center Islamic World
Muhammad returns to Mecca and gains control of the city. -
632
First of 4 Caliphs
Abu Bakr succeeds Muhammad as leader of the Islam faith.
This also marks the beginning of the Rashidun Caliphate. -
634
Second Caliph + expand Empire
The Islamic Empire expands during his rule to include much of the Middle East including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and part of North Africa. -
644
Third Caliph + Standardized version of Quran
Uthman -
656
Fourth Caliph
Ali bin Talib -
661
Control of Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus is the new capital -
680
Murder son fourth Caliph
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692
Complete Dome of the Rock
At Jerusalem -
711
Muslims enter from Spain to Morocco
Control of the Iberian Peninsula -
732
Islamic army pushes into France
Battle of Tours -
750
Control of Abbasid Caliphate
New capital in Baghdad.
Golden Age of Islam. -
780
Born if "Father of Algebra"
Al-Khwarizmi -
780
Egypt is founded
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1025
The Canon of Medicine
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1048
Omar Khayyam is born
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1099
First Crusade
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1187
Retake city of Jerusalem
by Saladin -
1258
Sacks Baghdad + kill Caliph
