Unknown

Jerusalem

  • 135

    Banished

    Banished
    The failure of the BAR KOCHBA revolt the Jews were banished from Jerusalem.
  • Feb 28, 1021

    Persecution

    Persecution
    Muslim toleration of both Jews and Christians gave way to persecution under the FATMID caliph al-Hakim and under the SELJUKS.
  • Feb 28, 1071

    The SELJUKS

    The SELJUKS
    the Seljuks seized Jerusalem in 1071.
  • Feb 28, 1099

    Crusaders

    Crusaders
    The Crusades were a reponse to the Seljuks and conquered Jerusalem in 1099
  • Feb 28, 1187

    Recaptured

    Recaptured
    Saladin recaptured the city for the Muslims in 1187 and the Ayyubid and Mameluke dynasies ruled until1517 when the Empire took control.
  • British control

    British control
    The British occupied Jerusalem, and it became the capital of mandated Palestine from 1923 until 1948.
  • Rejection

    Rejection
    The United Nations partition plan for Palestine called for internationalization of the city. The Arabs rejected this resolution, and, from1949, Jerusalem was divided into an Israeli and Jordanian sector.
  • Persian Rule

    Persian Rule
    The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and other Christian shrines were also erected. Except for a brief period of Persian rule from (614-628).
  • Jerusalem Taken

    Jerusalem Taken
    Jerusalem had stayed Roman until the Muslim Arabs took Jerusalem.
  • Dome of the Rock

    Dome of the Rock
    The Arabs built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the site of the temple.