Islamic, Byzantine, and Northwest African Empires By rchan 500 Nok uses iron tools Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1200 Ghana's trading empire Period: 527 to 565 Justinian rules the Byzantine Empire Period: Jan 1, 600 to Mar 2, 2022 Spread of Islam in West Africa Jan 1, 632 The Byzantine Empire begins to develop Period: Jan 1, 632 to Jan 1, 734 Islamic Empire conquers Spain, Persia, the Middle east, and Africa Jan 1, 674 Attack on Constantinople by Islamic Empire Jan 1, 711 Islamic empire fails to capture Constantinople Jan 1, 732 Lose Battle of Portes to France Jan 1, 750 Abbassids Conquer Umayyads (Baghdad) Jan 1, 1007 Turks convert to Islam Jan 1, 1050 Ghana Dominates trade routes Jan 1, 1076 Almoravids conquer Kumbi Jan 1, 1240 West Africa converts to Islam Period: Jan 1, 1240 to Jan 1, 1400 Mali Empire rules Mar 17, 1312 Mansa Musa Jan 1, 1350 Timbuktu Jan 1, 1352 Ibn Battale begins recording Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1550 Songhai Empire Jan 1, 1453 Ottoman Empire captures Constantinople (End of Byzantine Empire.) Mar 2, 2022 Conquer Jerusalem Mar 2, 2022 Muslims settle in Kumbi Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1453 Byzantine Empire's peak Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1076 Ghana's golden age Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Muslims hold North Africa