10.2 Time Line By Ryan1234 Jan 1, 632 Muslims elect Abu-Bakr to be first caliph Jan 1, 632 Muhhamad dies Jan 1, 661 Umayyads rise to power Jan 1, 750 Abassids topple Umayyads Jan 1, 750 Umayyads move capital to Damascus Jan 1, 762 Abbasids move the capital to Baghdad