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570

The Prophet Muhhamad born in Mecca in Arabia.
Period: 570 to Jan 1, 632

Life of Muhammad
Jan 1, 610

Muhammad has a vision where God communicates to him.

The angel Grabriel comes to Muhammad in the first of many visions and gives tells him he is the final prophet of God. This message eventually is recorded in the Koran, Islam's holy book.
Jan 1, 622

The Hijra

Because his monotheistic prosyletizing is hurting commerce in Mecca, a polytheistic center of worship, Muhammad is persecuted. He flees from Mecca to Medinah, which is known as the Hijra or flight.
Jan 1, 630

Muhammad gains control of Mecca, along with much of Arabian Peninsula.

Muhammad gains a following in Medinah and eventually gains control of Mecca and the surrounding area by force.
Jan 1, 632

Muhammad dies.
Jan 1, 632

Abu Bakr succeeds Muhammad.

Abu Bakr, Muhammad's uncle, is chosen as the successor of Muhammad. The leader of the new Islamic empire is called a Caliph.
Period: Jan 1, 632 to Jan 1, 1900

Islam as an empire.
Jan 20, 644

Beginning of Umayyad Dynasty.
Jan 20, 661

Islamic empire stretches from North Africa to Persia.
Jan 20, 740

Beginning of the Abbasid dynasty.
Jan 20, 1000

The beginning of the Crusades.
Jan 20, 1071

Seljuk Turks defeat Byzatine army and begin to create their own Islamic empire.
Jan 20, 1258

Mongol invasion of Islamic empire.
Jan 20, 1918

Ottoman Empire crumbles during WWI.