History of Islamic Empire

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  • Period: 500 to

    Islamic History 500 A.D. - 1600 A.D.

  • Jan 1, 1021

    Ibn al-Haytham wrote the Book of Optics

    Ibn al-Haytham explains how the eye receives light and how light refracts. He also developed pin hole camera and calculated Earth's atmosphere.
  • Jan 1, 1299

    Osman Founds the Ottoman Empire

    Osman had a dream of conquring parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa and gained power from fleeing Muslims when he was a ghazi. With a huge influx of warriors and growing empire,he conqured the Byzantine Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1324

    Mansa Musa Goes to Hajj

    Mansa Musa was a muslim and wanted to complete the 5th pillar of Islam and took the Hajj to Makkah with 60,000 people. He carried a lot of with him and when he stopped in Egypt, he only bowed to Allah and gave out so much gold that the price of gold severly dropped in Egypt.
  • Jan 1, 1520

    The Reign of Sultan Suleyman Kanuni

    The Ottoman Empire was in its "golden age" during Sultan Suleyman's rule. He was even name Kanuni – “the Lawgiver” and the empire will last 300 years after his rule.

  • Revelation of the Quran

    The Quran had never changed.