Middle East By 7GHunter7 570 Muhammad born 570 Ethiopians invade western Arabia Period: Jan 1, 603 to Jan 1, 628 War between Byzantine Empire and Sasanid Persia Jan 1, 610 First revelations of the Quran to Muhammad Jan 1, 619 Deaths of Khadija and Abu-Talib Jan 1, 622 Hijra of Muhammad and his associates from Mecca to Medina, where first Muslim umma is formes Jan 1, 624 Muslims defeat pagan Meccans at Battle of Badr Jan 1, 625 Meccan revenge at Battle of Uhud Jan 1, 627 Muslims foil Meccan attack at the Battle of the Trench Jan 1, 628 Hudaybiya truce between Muhammad and Meccan pagans Jan 1, 630 Mecca's pagan leaders accept Islam Period: Jan 1, 630 to Jan 1, 632 Arab tribal delegations accept Muhammad as their leader Jan 1, 632 Muhammad dies Jan 1, 632 Associates choose Abu-Bakr as first caliph Jan 1, 632 Rebellion (ridda) of the Arab tribes Jan 1, 633 Muslim armies crus ridda and finish conquering Arabian Peninsula Jan 1, 634 Muslims defeat Byzantine army and start conquests outside Arabia Jan 1, 634 Umar succeeds Abu-Bakr as caliph Jan 1, 636 Arab victory over Byzantines in Battle of the Yarmuk Jan 1, 637 Battle of Qadisiyah enables Arabs to take Ctesiphon and western Persia from the Sasanids Period: Jan 1, 639 to Jan 1, 642 Arabs take Egypt from the Byzantine Empire Jan 1, 640 Arab garrison towns set up at Basra and Kufa Jan 1, 644 Shura elects Uthman as caliph Jan 1, 644 Umar murdered