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Feb 28, 632
Muhammad dies
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Feb 28, 661
Ali assassinated
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Feb 28, 711
Muslims enter Spain
they crossed the Strait of Gibtaltar into Spain and pushed north into France. -
Feb 28, 732
Muslims deafeated at the battle of Tours
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Feb 28, 750
Muslim leader Abu al-Abbas captures Damascus
Discontented Muslmis found a leader in Abu al-Abbas, who captured Damascus. -
Period: Feb 28, 750 to Feb 28, 1258
Abbassid dynasty
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Feb 28, 1055
Seljuk sultan controlled Baghdad
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Feb 28, 1099
Christian Crusaders capture Jerusalem
after a long and bloody seige, Christian crusaders captured Jerusalem. -
Feb 28, 1187
Muslims regain Jerusalem
Muslim general Salah al-Din, or Saladin, ousted Christians from Jerusalem. -
Feb 28, 1216
Mongols led out of Central Asia
Genghiz Khan led the Mongols out of Central Asia across Persia and Mesoptamia. -
Feb 28, 1244
Christians regain Jerusalem
Christians regained Jerusalem after Saladin's death. -
Feb 28, 1258
Mongols destroy Baghdad
Halugu, grandson og Genghiz, burned and looted Bghdad, killing the last Abbassid caliph. -
Abbassid's conrol fragmented
Abbassid contol over the Arab empire fragmented. -
Seljuk Turks migrate
Seljuk Turks migrate into the Middle East from Central Asia. -
Period: to
Reign of caliph Harun al-Rashid
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Period: to Feb 28, 1400
series of invasions and civil wars