• 622

    Hegira

    Hegira
    It marks the beginning os the Muslim calendar
  • 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Death of Muhammad
  • Period: 632 to 661

    Orthodox Caliphate

    The caliphs were members of Muhammad´s family
  • 661

    Alí assassinated

    Alí assassinated
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Omeya caliphate

    Muslim armies conquered vast territories from Persia to the Peninsula Iberica
  • 750

    Abu al- Abbas´s rebellion

    Abu al- Abbas´s rebellion
    End of the Omeya caliphate
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid caliphate

    The Abbasids lost control over many territories.
    The Turks challenged Abbasid rule.
    A Mongol army killed the last Abbasid caliph.
  • 929

    Caliphate of Cordoba

    Caliphate of Cordoba
  • 1258

    Conquest of Baghdad

    Conquest of Baghdad
    The Mongol army sacked Baghdah and killed the last Abbasid caliph