Expansion of Islamic Empire By chiara.olivieri Jan 1, 650 Death of Al Khwarizmi Jan 1, 656 Assassination of Uthman Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661 First Muslim civil war Jan 1, 661 Capital to Damascus Jan 1, 661 Ali was assassinated Jan 1, 661 Muʿāwiyah established himself as first Umayyad caliph Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 Umayyads ruled Muslim Empire Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678 Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople Jan 1, 680 Assassination of Hussein at Karbala Jan 1, 691 Completion of the Dome of the Rock Jan 1, 696 Coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire Jan 1, 711 Conquered the Iberian Peninsula Dec 1, 711 Inavasion of Iberia Jan 1, 717 Again, Romans stopped Islamic attacks against Constantinople Jan 1, 732 Charles Martel and the Pyrenee Mountains stops the Islamic Empire Jan 1, 750 Overthrown by Abbasid faction Jan 1, 750 Abbasid faction from eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1492 Muslim Spain Jan 1, 751 Arabs won against Chinese Jan 1, 755 Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman’s capital Jan 1, 762 Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital Jan 1, 785 Construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba Period: Jan 1, 813 to Jan 1, 833 Reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom Period: Jan 1, 822 to Jan 1, 852 Reign of Abd al-Rahman II Jan 1, 929 Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph Jan 1, 1000 Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published Jan 1, 1025 Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written Jan 1, 1031 End of the Umayyad dynasty Jan 1, 1055 Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1204 Crusades Jan 1, 1100 A Thousand and One Nights first compiled Period: Jan 1, 1126 to Jan 1, 1198 Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes Jan 1, 1187 Saladin recaptures Jerusalem Jan 1, 1204 Death of Maimonides Jan 1, 1258 Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dynasty Jan 1, 1300 Completion of the Alhambra Palace in Granada Jan 1, 1492 End of Muslim rule in Spain