Umayyad caliph

Umayyad

  • Jan 1, 656

    Utman was Assasinated

    Utman was assasinated and succeeded by Ali, who ha a more radical view of the Islamic faith. Under Ali, the soldiers of the Islamic Empire fought thorugh Egypt and North Africa.
  • 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

    First Umayyad Caliph

    Mu'awiyah then established himself as the first Umayyad Caliph.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Ali was Assasinated

    Ali was assasinated. Bitter religious and political struggle between Sunnis, and the followers of Ali, the Shiites. The Sunnis won, and established the Umayyad dynasty, its capital of Damascus in Syria.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Damascus

    Capital to Damascus
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Rule of Umayyads

    Umayyads ruled Mulsim Empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Mulsim Empire Expanded

    Muslim Empire Expanded.
  • Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678

    Romans Stop Attacks on Constantinople

    Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople
  • Jan 1, 680

    Assasination of Hussein at Karbala

    Assasination of Hussein at Karbala.
  • Jan 1, 685

    Arabic Official Language

    Abd al-Malik (caliph) solved language problem by declaring Arabic official language across Empire.
  • Jan 1, 691

    Dome of the Rock

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

    Currency

    Coins standardized by wheight and appearance, used across empire.
  • Jan 1, 711

    Armies Crossed the Straights of Gibraltar

    After Ali's death in 661 the armies continued and crossed the Straights of Gibraltar to attack Spain. Mulsims conquer the Iberian Peninsula. (Conquest of Spain took 7 years)
  • Jan 1, 717

    Romans Stop Attacks Again

    Romans stopped Roman attacks again.
  • Jan 1, 732

    France Turns Back Attacks

    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, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Overthrown

    Overthrown by Abbasid faction.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty Overthrown

    The Abbasid faction from eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty.
  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258

    Abbasid~-Seljuq Empire

    Rule of Abbasid-Seljuq Empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1492

    Muslim Spain

  • Jan 1, 751

    Arabs Win Battle Against Chinese

    Arabs won great battle against Chinese in 751 but border stayed about the same from then on.
  • Jan 1, 751

    Paper is introduced to the West

    Arab defeat of chinese army introduces paper to the west.
  • Jan 1, 755

    Cordoba

    Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman's capital.
  • Jan 1, 762

    Baghdad Becomes Capital

    Baghdad becomes the Abassid capital.
  • Jan 1, 785

    Great Mosque of Cordoba

    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

    Abd al-Rahman II

    Reign of Abd al-Rahman II.
  • Jan 1, 850

    Death of Al Khwarizmi

    Death of Al Khwarizmi.
  • Jan 1, 929

    Abd al-Rahman III

    Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Shahnameh was Published

    Shahnameh ("Book of Kings") was published.
  • Jan 1, 1025

    Canon of Medicine Written

    Ibn Sing's Canon of Medicine was written.
  • Jan 1, 1031

    End of Umayyad Dynasty

    End of Umayyad dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1055

    Sejuq Turks gain control of Baghdad

    Sejuq Turks gain control of Baghdad.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1204

    Crusades

    Cruasdes (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars).
  • Period: Jan 1, 1101 to Jan 1, 1200

    A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights first compiled.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1126 to Jan 1, 1198

    Ibn Rushd

    Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes.
  • Jan 1, 1187

    Saladin recaputures Jerusalem

    Saladin recaputures Jerusalem.
  • Jan 1, 1204

    Death of Maimonides

    Death of Maimonides.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols Invade Baghdad

    Mongols invade Baghdad , ending the Abbasid-Sejuq dynasty.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1301 to Jan 1, 1400

    Alhambra Palace

    Completion of Alhambra Palace in Granada.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    End of Muslim Rule in Spain

    End of Muslim Rule in Spain.