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Muhammad created a constitution in Medina to set up the frst state and give Jews and Christians certain rights such as freedom of religion.
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Muhammad dies after creating a huge Muslim religion. Some say that he never named a successor, while others say that Ali should have led the religion after his death.
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Caliph Abu Bakr, declared jihad, or holy war, on the Byzantine Empire,
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The Battle of Yarmouk, one of the bloodiest battles in the empire was won by the Muslims to the Byzangines, startinf the first wave of expansion of the Islmaic empire
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The Unayyad Caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad Dynasty and held contol over the empire until 750.
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After Uthman's assassination Ali was made Caliph, satisfying the Shi'a Muslims that believed that he was the rightful successor of Muhammad.
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The last of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs; Ali is assasinated.
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This was the start of the period of Muslim rule in Spain, where they located thei capital in Damascus.
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The Christian military forces, led by Pelaguis, had their first victory against the Muslm army to start to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula. Seen by historians as the beginning of the Reconquista, or reconquering of the land by Christians.
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The Dome of the Rock, a great display of Muslim power in Jerusalem, was opened. Although historians are not sure of its original purpose, it is still an iconic symbol in the historically religious city.
