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The first ever Muslim civil war between the Shias and the Sunnis. The Sunnis won.
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Uthman is assasinated, so Ali succeces him.
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Muʿāwiyah establishes himself as the first ever Ummayad Caliph.
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The Ummayads rule the Muslim Empire and expand it.
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Ali is assasinated however, the army continues to conquer Spain. Damascus is set capital.
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Rome does their first set of attacks to prevent Muslims from expanding.
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Abd al-Malik, the caliph at the time, declared the official language of the empire Arabic.
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The Muslim Empire moves across the Strait of Gibraltar and starts to conquer Iberia.
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The Muslims took 7 years to conquer Spain.
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Ali's army continues conquering untill he gets to the Straits of Gibraltar.
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Rome does another attack to prevent Muslims from expanding.
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Muslims do a series of raids in modern day France, back then it was called Franks.
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Arabs win a battle against China, however, they gain no territory.