Umayyad

By CoolGuyPedro
  • Jan 1, 656

    Assasination Uthman Ali becomes Caliph

  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    First Muslim Civil War

    Sunni/Shia division resulted in the first Muslim civil war.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Capital is moved to Damascus

  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Umayyads are In Power

    Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire.Armies advanced west into Africa. Berbers who lived along the northern coast of the Sahara converted to Islam. Conquer Iberian Peninsula.
  • Dec 4, 661

    Ali is Assasinated

  • Dec 4, 661

    Mu 'awivah is the First Umayyad Caliph

    Muʿāwiyah then established himself as the first Umayyad caliph
  • Jan 1, 674

    Romans Stop Attack on Constantipole

  • Dec 4, 678

    Romans Stop Attack on Constaninople

  • Jan 1, 680

    Assassination of Hussein at Karbala

    680—assassination of Hussein at Karbala
  • Jan 1, 685

    Abd-Al Malik becomes Caliph

    Abd al-Malik (caliph in 685) solved language problem by declaring Arabic official language across Empire
    Abd al-Malik unified commerce with common coinage for Empire.Coins engraved with quotes form the Qur'an, helped spread Islam and Arabic.He also used state money to build mosques, and also constructed one of the most important buildings in Islam — the Dome of the Rock
  • Jan 1, 691

    Completion of the Dome of the Rock

    Completion of the Dome of the Rock
  • Jan 1, 696

    Coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire

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    oins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire
  • Period: Jan 1, 711 to Jan 1, 718

    Conquest of Iberia

    Conquest of Iberia takes 7 years,
  • Jan 1, 717

    Romans Stop Attack on Constantinople

  • Jan 1, 732

    Leader of the Franks stop Islamic raids on France

    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

    Abbasidss Kill all but One Member of The Umayyad Family and He escapes to Iberia

  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1000

    Umayyad Rule Iberia

    Abd al-Rahman.continues Iberia as umayyad caliphate.
  • Dec 4, 751

    Arabs win a Great battle against the Chinese

  • Jan 1, 755

    Cordoba established as Abd Al-Rahman's capital

  • Jan 1, 762

    Baghdad Becomes Abbasid Capital

  • Jan 1, 785

    ca.785:Construction Began to Build Great Mosque of Cordoba

  • Period: Dec 1, 813 to Dec 1, 833

    Reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom

    reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom
  • Period: Jan 1, 822 to Jan 1, 852

    reign of Abd Al-Rahman II

  • Jan 1, 850

    Death of Al Khwarizmi

  • Jan 1, 929

    Abd Al-Rahman III takes the title of Caliph

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published

  • Jan 1, 1031

    End of Umayyad Dynasty

  • Jan 1, 1050

    Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written

  • Jan 1, 1055

    Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad

  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1204

    Crusades

  • Jan 1, 1100

    A Thousand and One nights first Compiled

  • Period: Jan 1, 1126 to Jan 1, 1198

    Life of Ibn Rushd

  • Jan 1, 1187

    Saladin Recaptures Jerusalem

  • Jan 1, 1204

    Death of Maimonides

  • Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols Invade and Destroy Baghdad:End Abbasid Dynasty

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Completion of Alhambra Palace in Granada

  • Jan 1, 1492

    End of Muslim Rule in Spain