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Yathrib is later
renamed Medina, this
date is the beginning
of the Muslim
calendar -
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Muhammad's
Father in Law is
appointed as
caliph
(successor) to
Muhammad -
Islam spreads into Syria, Palestine, Iran, Egypt and parts North Africa
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The
fourth caliph to
Muhammad, Ali is
assassinated
transitioning power
Umayyads -
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Abbasids were a
rival clan to the
Umayyads -
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He rebels against
Arab leaders who
had been
challenging the
authority of the
Umayyad
dynasty -
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Mongols
invaded Baghdad
ending the Abbasid
reign -
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The
Mughals
conquered North
and Central India -
This created
a Golden Age for
Muslim India -
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Led by
Akbar the Great's
grandson, Shah
Jahan -
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This happened
when the British
gained control of
India -
long reigns and
success attributed
to religious
tolerance