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570

Muhammad Born
Period: 570 to 1900

Islam

the start of Islamic culture
610

Muhammad's First Religious Experience
613

Muhammad Begins Preaching
628

Muhammad and his followers take over Mecca
632

Muhammad Dies - Muhammad's Father in Law is appointed as caliph (successor) to Muhammad
652

Islam Spreads - Islam spreads into Syria, Palestine, Iran, Egypt and parts North Africa
661

Umayyads gain power - The fourth caliph to Muhammad, Ali is assassinated transitioning power Umayyads
711

Muslims conquer Spain for the first time
750

Umayyads control the region of Spain
750

Abbasids overthrow Umayyads - Abbasids were a rival clan to the Umayyads
756

Abd al-Rahman, last Umayyad prince takes over Muslim Spain
912

Abd al-Rahman III assumes power - He rebels against Arab leaders who had been challenging the authority of the Umayyad dynasty
929

Abd al-Rahman III proclaimed himself caliph
933

All of Muslim Spain united under Abd al-Rahman III
1000

30 volume medical encyclopedia produced
1258

Mongols kill the last Abbasid caliph - Mongols invaded Baghdad ending the Abbasid reign
1289

Ottomans (Turkish Muslims) start opposing Byzantine controlled cities

1290-1330
1453

Ottomans end Byzantine Empire with takeover of Constantinople
1520

Height of Ottoman power

1520-1566
1526

Mughal empire invades India - The Mughals conquered North and Central India
1556

Akbar the Great comes to power - This created a Golden Age for Muslim India
1588

Peak of Safavid Empire

1588-1629
1628

Peak of Mughal Empire - Led by Akbar the Great's grandson, Shah Jahan

1628-1658
1722

Afghan warriors invade and end Safavid empire
1857

Last Mughal Emperor exiled - This happened when the British gained control of India
1900

End of the Ottoman Empire - long reigns and success attributed to religious tolerance