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Olivia Sandt Islamic Empire

By olivia.sandt
  • Muhammid was born
    570

    Muhammid was born

  • Jan 1, 610

    First revelation

  • Jan 1, 622

    First year of the Muslim calendar

  • Jan 1, 622

    Year of the HIjra

    Muslims migrate from Mecca to Medina
  • Jan 1, 622

    Muhammad and his followers left Mecca for Yathrib

    Muhammad was faced with murder. A journey known as the hijra. Yathrib was renamed Medina- "City of the Prophet".
  • Jan 1, 624

    Muslims successfully attack Meccan caravans at Badr

  • Jan 1, 625

    Muslims are defeated by Meccans at Uhud

    The battle ends with Meccan auccess.
  • Jan 1, 630

    Muhammid gains control of Mecca

  • Jan 1, 630

    Muhammad returned in triumph to Mecca

    Destroyed the idols in Kaaba. The next 2 years he worked to unite the Arabs under Islam.
  • Jan 1, 632

    Kuhammid died

  • Jan 1, 632

    Abu Bakr chosen as caliph

    Caliph: Successor to Muhhammad as a political and religious leader of the Muslims.
  • Jan 1, 655

    Assasination of Uthman

    3rd caliph
  • Jan 1, 656

    Othman was murdered

    Ali became 4th caliph
  • Jan 1, 661

    Ali (the prophet's cousin) was assasinated

  • Jan 1, 661

    Ali is murdered

    Mu'awiya becomes caliph.
  • Jan 1, 700

    Conquest and conversion

    Berber tribes in North Africa
  • Jan 1, 710

    Arab armies enter Spain from North Africa

  • Jan 1, 732

    Battle of Tours, France

    Muslim empire reaches its extent. This battle prevents futher advance northward.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Abbasids capture Damascus

    Ending in Umayyad rule in Syria
  • Jan 1, 765

    Split of Sunnis and Shiites

  • Jan 1, 1550

    Islam reached Vienna in Europe

  • Battle of Karbala

    War breaks out.