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Period: 224 to Apr 26, 651
Sasanid Empire
Sasanid Empire was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire. -
Period: 330 to Apr 26, 1453
Byzantine Empire
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Apr 26, 632
Split between Sunni and Shi'ite
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Period: Apr 26, 661 to Apr 26, 750
Umayyad Caliphate
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Period: Apr 26, 750 to Apr 26, 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
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Period: Apr 26, 1071 to Apr 26, 1325
Seljuk Turks
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Period: Apr 26, 1174 to Apr 26, 1193
Saladin
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Period: Apr 26, 1206 to Apr 26, 1324
Mongol Invasions
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Period: Apr 26, 1206 to Apr 26, 1227
Genghis Khan
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Period: Apr 26, 1230 to
Mali Kingdom
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Period: Apr 26, 1250 to Apr 26, 1517
Mamluks
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Period: Apr 26, 1312 to Apr 26, 1337
Mansa Musa
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Period: Apr 26, 1340 to
Songhai Kingdom
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Period: Apr 26, 1368 to
Ming Empire
The Ming Dynasty (empire) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. -
Period: Apr 26, 1370 to Apr 26, 1405
Timur
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Period: Apr 26, 1371 to Apr 26, 1435
Zheng He
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Sui Empire
The Sui Dynasty (empire) was an ephemeral Imperial Chinese dynasty which unified China in the 6th century. -
Period: to
Tang Empire
The Tang Dynasty (empire) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li (李) family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. -
Period: to Apr 26, 1279
Song Empire
The Song Dynasty (empire) was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. -
Period: to Apr 26, 1235
Ghana Kingdom
The Ghana Empire or Wagadou Empire was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania, and Western Mali.