History

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  • 661—capital to Damascus

    661—capital to Damascus

  • 680—assassination of Hussein at Karbala

    680—assassination of Hussein at Karbala

  • 691—completion of the Dome of the Rock

    691—completion of the Dome of the Rock

  • 696—coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire

    696—coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire

  • 732—defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel

    732—defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel

  • 750—overthrown by Abbasid faction

    750—overthrown by Abbasid faction

  • 750—Abbasid faction from eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty

    750—Abbasid faction from eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty

  • 751—Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west

    751—Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west

  • 762—Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital

    762—Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital

  • 813-833—reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom

    813-833—reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom

  • 850—death of Al Khwarizmi

    850—death of Al Khwarizmi

  • ca. 1000—Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published

    ca. 1000—Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published

  • 1025—Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written

    1025—Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written

  • 1096-1204—Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars

    1096-1204—Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars

  • 1187—Saladin recaptures Jerusalem

    1187—Saladin recaptures Jerusalem

  • 12th century—A Thousand and One Nights first compiled

    12th century—A Thousand and One Nights first compiled

  • 1258—Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dyn

    1258—Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dyn

  • 755—Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman’s capital

    755—Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman’s capital

  • ca. 785—construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba

    ca. 785—construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba

  • 822-852—reign of Abd al-Rahman II

    822-852—reign of Abd al-Rahman II

  • 929—Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph

    929—Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph

  • 1031—end of the Umayyad dynasty

    1031—end of the Umayyad dynasty

  • 1126-1198—life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes

    1126-1198—life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes

  • 1204—death of Maimonides

    1204—death of Maimonides