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Islam

By Atlas27
  • 570

    Muhammad Born

    Birth of founder, Muhammad, in Mecca
  • Period: 570 to Jan 1, 632

    Life of Muhammad

  • Jan 1, 610

    Revelation with God

    Muhammad enters cave to meditate and hears angel Gabriel tell him to preach God's word.
  • Jan 1, 622

    Exile to Yathrib

    Muhammad and followers leave for Yathrib under threat of death. The city is later named Medina and this marks the first year on the Muslim calendar.
  • Jan 1, 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Muhammad dies following returning to Mecca and uniting the mojority of Arabs under one god.
  • Jan 1, 661

    Umayyad Dynasty Begins

    The Umayyad family orders assination of Ali (Muhammads son-in-law and fourth caliph) and his son. They instate a dynasty over the Muslim world, controlling in theh city of Damascus.
  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    Umayyad Dynasty

  • Jan 1, 750

    Abbasid Dynasty Begins

    Unhappy Muslims, led by Abu al-Abbas, capture Damascus and murder entire Umayyad family. Abbasid Dynasty created and capital moved to Baghdad.
  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258

    Abbasid Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 786 to Jan 1, 809

    Golden Age

    Muslims enjoy peak of their empire under the rule of Harun al-Rashid.
  • Jan 1, 850

    Power Fades

    Many individual states, civil wars and invasions cause the caliphs power to fail.
  • Jan 1, 900

    Turkish Migration

    Around the 900s, an huge immigration of Turks occured in the Muslim world. They soon adopted Islam and took control over the empire through a sultan in Baghdad.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Crusade Begins

    Interferecnce of the Turks with traveling Christians caused Pope to declare the First Crusade.
  • Jan 1, 1099

    Jerusalem Captured

    Christian forces take the holy city from Muslims
  • Jan 1, 1187

    Christian Defeat

    Mulism forces claim victory over Christian forces and reoccupy Jerusalem under command of Salah al-Din.
  • Jan 1, 1244

    Christians retake Jerusalem

    Christians are able to deafeat Islamic forces and gain control of Jerusalem again.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    End of Golden Age

    Mongols burn and loot Baghdad. Then they soon adopted Islam as well.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Defeat in Spain

    Muslim forces are deafeated and Spain is reconquered by Christians.