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Period: Jan 1, 634 to Jan 1, 644
Caliph Omar ruled
Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab ruled the Islamic Empire before Muawiya. -
Jan 1, 635
Muslim soldiers attack Damascus.
in 635 A.D., Muslim soldiers from Arabia attacked Damascus, Syria. the people who lived in Damascus helped the soldiers because they hoped that they would be better rulers for the city. -
Jan 1, 637
Conquest of Mesopotamia
After Damascus the Muslim soldiers moved on. later on Persia fell under the rule of the Islamic empire -
Jan 1, 644
caliph Muawiya started to rule
After he had helped to conquer Damascus. -
Jan 1, 661
Muawiya moved capital from Medina to Damascus
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Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750
The Umayyad Dynasty ruled the Islamic Empire
The Umayyads conquered new and big territories, therefore providing the Muslim Empire with different cultures. During the Umayyad rule the Islamic Empire expanded to Arabia -
Jan 1, 711
Muslims determined to conquer the Iberian Peninsula
when they moved north, they conquered the Strait of Gibraltar. After about 7 years they were abe to take over Spain. -
Jan 1, 732
The Battle of Tours
Between the Muslims and Franks -
Jan 1, 732
Muslim soldiers making less conquest
by this time the Islamic Empire had a huge empire and was taking over fewer lands. this helped the downfall of the Empire. -
Jan 1, 750
The Abbasids took over the Muslim Empire
The Islamic Empire was already very weak but the Abbasids were convinced that they would take over. And they did, by creating a rebellion against them. this was possible because the Empire was already with bug political and economical difficulties. -
North Africa was conquered
when they got to North Africa they built mosques -
Period: to Jan 7, 705
Caliph Adb al Malik ruled