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

    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.)

  • Conquer Jerusalem

  • Muslims settle in Kumbi

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine Empire's peak

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1076

    Ghana's golden age

  • Period: to

    Muslims hold North Africa