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1900 BCE
The Ottoman Empire officially ends.
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1857 BCE
The last Mughal emperor is exiled by the British.
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1722 BCE
Afghan warriors end the Safavid Empire.
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1628 BCE
Mughal Empire peaks under Shah Jahan (built the Taj Mahal)
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1588 BCE
The Safavid Empire reaches its height.
1588–1629 -
1556 BCE
Akbar the Great comes to power, starting a Golden Age.
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1526 BCE
The Mughal Empire begins with the conquest of North and Central India.
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1520 BCE
1520–1566 – The Ottoman Empire reaches its peak of power.
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1453 BCE
Ottomans conquer Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
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1258 BCE
Mongols invade Baghdad and kill the last Abbasid caliph.
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1000 BCE
A 30-volume medical encyclopedia is written.
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1000 BCE
A 30-volume medical encyclopedia is written.
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933 BCE
All of Muslim Spain is united under Abd al-Rahman III.
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927 BCE
Abd al-Rahman III declares himself caliph.
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912 BCE
Abd al-Rahman III rises to power, challenges Arab leaders.
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756 BCE
Abd al-Rahman, the last Umayyad prince, takes over Muslim Spain.
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750 BCE
Abbasids overthrow the Umayyads.
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750 BCE
Umayyads retain control over Spain.
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711 BCE
Muslims conquer Spain.
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661 BCE
li, the fourth caliph, is assassinated; the Umayyad dynasty begins.
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652 BCE
Islam spreads to Syria, Palestine, Iran, Egypt, and North Africa.
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632 BCE
Muhammad dies; his father-in-law, Abu Bakr, becomes the first caliph.
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628 BCE
Muhammad and his followers peacefully take control of Mecca.
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622 BCE
Muhammad flees to Yathrib (later called Medina); this marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
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612 BCE
Muhammad begins preaching Islam to the public.
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610 BCE
Muhammad receives his first revelation from the angel Gabriel.
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570 BCE
Muhammad is born in Mecca.
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1 BCE
1290–1330 – Ottomans begin opposing the Byzantine Empire.