10.2 Time Line

  • Muslims elect Abu-Bakr to be first caliph
    Jan 1, 632

    Muslims elect Abu-Bakr to be first caliph

  • Muhhamad dies
    Jan 1, 632

    Muhhamad dies

  • Umayyads rise to power
    Jan 1, 661

    Umayyads rise to power

  • Abassids topple Umayyads
    Jan 1, 750

    Abassids topple Umayyads

  • Umayyads move capital to Damascus
    Jan 1, 750

    Umayyads move capital to Damascus

  • Jan 1, 762

    Abbasids move the capital to Baghdad