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630 sets principles of Islam
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Abu Bakr (Prophet Muhammad's father-in-law) becomes first caliph
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Omar I becomes caliph and continues holy war called by Abu Bakr
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Islamic empire defeats Byzantine army
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Islamic Empire gains control of Persia
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Othman becomes caliph after assassination of Omar I
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Islamic Empire captures Cyprus
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Prophet Muhammad's brother-in-law Ali becomes next caliph
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Mu'awiya founds Umayyad dynasty and rules until 680
Baghdad becomes capital -
661 to 680
Abd al-Rahman Ibn, caliph, rules Umayyad dynasty -
Abbasid family takes power from Umayyad family
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Ottoman Turks capture Cairo, Egypt
Mumluks keep their lands
Mumluks in control of provinces -
Magnificent and the Lawgiver
Sultan -
Ruler of Egypt
defeats Ottoman Turks in 1839
1841 confirmed as heriditary ruler by Sultan of Turkey -
aka Asia Minor Agreement
secret agreements
concluded 16 May 1916
divdes Middle East -
League of Nations created / formed 28 June 1919
makes one country trustee of another country
League of Nations disbanded
United Nations 1945 -
Pearl Harbor attack in the Pacific
Allies take control of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran -
Lebanon breaks free from France
Independence Day (Eid Al Istiklal) -
Syria becomes independent from France
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inconclusive
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Syria legal State of Emergency since 1963
President Bashar al-Assad ends state of emergency April 21, 2011
spans 48 years -
8:45 AM on 5 June 1967 pre-emptive strike on Syria, Egypt, and Jordan by Israel
begins occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israel
6:30 PM on 10 June 1967 Israeli-Syrian ceasefire agreement -
Russia gov't upgrades status of Syrian conflict to State of Emergency
in line with decree issued by PM Dmitry Medvedev -
Islamic Empire captures Jerusalem
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Islamic Empire for 3 years to capture Egypt
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Harun al-Rashid (5th Abbasid caliph) becomes next caliph
Centre for Islamic culture, empire unification
setting of court in 'The Thousand and One Nights' stories -
Syrian War from 192 to 189 B.C.
Antiochus III defeated the Roman Empire