Timeline

By Sahoye
  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine Empire

  • Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1200

    Time of Ghana's Trading empire

  • 570

    Muhhamad was born

  • Jan 1, 600

    Accompanies uncle on trading trip, where he meets a woman, and then get married.

  • Period: Jan 1, 600 to

    Spread of Islam

    Leaves a lasting impact on African Culture till today.
  • Jan 1, 610

    An angel sent by god declares him the prophecy

  • Jan 1, 634

    Muslims conquer Syria

  • Jan 1, 642

    Muslims conquer Egypt

  • Jan 1, 644

    Muslims conquer North and West Africa

  • Jan 1, 670

    Muslims conquer Persia and Iraq

  • Jan 1, 674

    Failed assult on Constantinople

  • Mar 22, 700

    Muhammad dies

  • Jan 1, 711

    Muslims conquer Spain

  • Jan 1, 732

    Muslims lose Battle of Poiters France

  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1200

    Rise of 3 new empires

    In 750, Muslim Abbassids created an empire with a capital of Baghdad. Abd-Al Rahman, an Umayyad muslim, created another empire in Spain with Coroda as its Capital, also around 750.
    The Fatimid dynasty in Egypt rose at around the 10th century, with Cairo as the capital. All three lasted for about 500 years.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1200

    Weakened Ghana under Muslim control

  • Jan 1, 1240

    Africa: The Mande conquer Kumbi

    Marks the start of the Mali empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1240 to Jan 1, 1570

    Mali and Songhai empires

    Both extremely wealthy empires, and influenced spread of Muslim religon in West Africa. (End of timespan guessed)
  • Jan 1, 1324

    Africa/Islam: Mansa Musa's Hajj

    First West African Ruler to seriously practice Islam, and made a hajj, aka a pillgrimage.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine: Ottoman Turks Take Constantinople

    The Turks take over Constantinople, ending the Byzantine empire.
  • Jan 1, 1490

    Askia Mohammad Toure

  • Mother sent Muhhamad away

  • Muslims conquer Jerusalem

  • Islam: Dome of Rock built in Jerusalem

    Dome of Rock built in Jerusalem by Muslims, angering many Jews,

  • Muhammad's mother dies.

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1076

    Ghana's golden age.

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1070

    Peak of Byzantine Empire

  • Period: to

    Muslims conquer North Africa

    This was a particularly important event since this marked the start of takeover of Africa, and Africa will be greatly impacted by the Muslims.