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Jan 1, 630
Muhammad flees Mecca to Medina
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Jun 8, 632
Muhammad dies.
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Jan 27, 661
Ali the fourth caliph in Islam is assassinated.
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Jul 15, 1099
Christian crusaders capture Jerusalem from the Muslims
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Jan 1, 1187
Saladin caputures Jerusalem for the Muslims
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Jan 1, 1258
Abbassid dynasty ends.
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Jan 1, 1502
Abbas the Great gains control of the Safavid Empire
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Jan 1, 1566
Suleiman the Magnificent becomes the ruler of the Ottoman empire.
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The Taj Mahal is built