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570
Muhammad Born
Birth of founder, Muhammad, in Mecca -
Period: 570 to Jan 1, 632
Life of Muhammad
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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
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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
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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.