Intro to Middle Eastern Studies Timeline

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  • Jul 2, 610

    Muhammad Receives first Revelation

  • Jul 2, 650

    Caliph Uthman has Qur'an written down

  • Period: Jul 2, 747 to Jul 2, 751

    Abassid Revolution

  • Jul 2, 1065

    Nizamiyah madrasas established

  • Aug 28, 1071

    Battle of Manzikert

  • Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099

    1st Crusade

  • Period: Jul 2, 1174 to Jul 2, 1250

    Ayyubid Caliphate in Egypt.

  • Period: Jul 2, 1250 to Jul 2, 1570

    Mamluk Rule in Egypt

  • Period: Jul 2, 1256 to Jul 2, 1335

    Ilkhanate rule in Iran

  • Feb 13, 1258

    Mongol seige of Baghdad

  • Sep 3, 1260

    Battle of Ayn Jalut

  • Jun 16, 1295

    Ghazan Khan converted to Islam

  • Period: Jul 2, 1325 to Jul 2, 1354

    Ibn Battuta's Travels

  • Period: Jul 2, 1501 to

    Safavid Rule in Iran

  • Buyid Invasion of Baghdad

  • Occultation of the 12th Imam

  • Period: to Jan 1, 706

    Abd Al-Malik's Reign

  • Period: to

    Harun Ar-Rashid's Reign

  • Period: to

    The Mihna

    Instituted by Al Mu'amin
  • Period: to Jul 2, 1171

    Fatamid Caliphate in Egypt

    Fatamids had power since 909, though, in Mahdia, Tunisia.
  • Period: to

    Civil War between Al Mamun and Al Amin

  • Period: to Jul 2, 1031

    Period where 3 Caliphates rule

    Fatamid, Baghdad, and Cordoba caliphates were all active at this time.
  • Period: to Jul 2, 705

    Reign of Abd Al-Malik, Arabic official language of Islam

  • Period: to Jul 2, 1037

    Life of Avicenna, philospher and and physician