Islam Timeline By lucysheehy Jan 1, 661 Capital to Damascus Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 Umayyad Dynasty Jan 1, 732 Defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel Jan 1, 750 Overthrown by Abbasid faction Jan 1, 750 Abbasid faction from eastern Iran overthrows Umayyad dynasty Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1258 Abbasid Seljuq Empire Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1492 Muslim Spain Jan 1, 751 Arab defeat of Chinese army introduces paper to the west Jan 1, 755 Cordoba established as Abd al Rahman’s capital Jan 1, 762 Baghdad becomes the Abbasid capital Jan 1, 1000 Shahnameh (“Book Of Kings”) published (ca.) Jan 1, 1025 Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine written Jan 1, 1031 End of the Umayyad dynasty Jan 1, 1055 Seljuq Turks gain control of Baghdad Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1204 Crusades (represents the four major Crusades, not the less important earlier and later religious wars) Period: Nov 20, 1100 to Nov 20, 1999 A Thousand and One Nights first compiled Period: Jan 1, 1126 to Jan 1, 1198 Life of Ibn Rushd, Averroes Jan 1, 1187 Saladin recaptures Jerusalem Nov 20, 1204 Death of Maimonides Jan 1, 1258 Mongols invade and destroy Baghdad, ending the Abbasid-Seljuq dynasty Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1399 Completion of the Alhambra Palace in Granada Jan 1, 1492 End of Muslim rule in Spain Mar 2, 2022 Assasination of Hussein at Karbala Mar 2, 2022 Completion of the Dome of the Rock Mar 2, 2022 Coins standardized; use all over the empire Mar 2, 2022 Death of Al Khwarizmi Mar 2, 2022 Construction began on the Great Mosque of Cordoba (ca.) Mar 2, 2022 Abd al-Rahman III takes the title of caliph Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Reign of Al-Ma’mun, founder of the House of Wisdom Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022 Reign of Abd al-Rahman II
