Expansion of Islamic Empire By chanelle.pinheiro Jan 1, 611 Capital to Damascus Jan 1, 656 Murder of Uthman Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661 First Muslim Civil War Jan 1, 661 First Umayyad Caliph Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 Umayyads Ruled Muslim Empire Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 Muslim Empire Expanded Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678 Stopped Islamic attacks Against Constantinople Jan 1, 680 Assassination of Hussein at Karbala Jan 1, 685 Abd al-Malik Languafe Across Empire Jan 1, 691 Completion of the Dome of the Rock Jan 1, 696 Standard Isation of Coins Jan 1, 711 Conquered the Iberian Peninsula Jan 1, 717 Stopped Islamic Attacks Against Constantinople Jan 1, 732 Defeat in France Jan 1, 750 Overthrown by Abbasid Faction Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258 Abbasid-Seljuq Empire Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1492 Muslim Spain Jan 1, 751 Arabs Won a Battle Against Chinese Jan 1, 755 Cordoba Established Abd al Rahman’s Capital Jan 1, 762 Baghdad Becomes 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 Period: Jan 1, 822 to Jan 1, 852 Reign of Abd al-Rahman II Jan 1, 850 Death of Al Khwarizmi Jan 1, 929 Abd al-Rahman III Takes the Title of Caliph Jan 1, 1000 Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) Jan 1, 1025 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 (represents the four major Crusades) Period: Jan 1, 1126 to Jan 1, 1198 Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes Jan 1, 1187 Saladin Recaptures Jerusalem Jan 1, 1187 Saladin Recaptures Jerusalem Jan 1, 1200 A Thousand and One Nights Jan 1, 1204 Death of Maimonides Jan 1, 1258 Mongols Invade Baghdad Jan 1, 1400 Completion of the Alhambra Palac Jan 1, 1492 End of Muslim Rule in Spain