Topic II: Muslim Civilizations By Deviniscool99 570 Muhammed is born Jan 1, 622 First Year of the Muslim Calendar Began with a crescent moon Dec 20, 622 Last day of the first year in the Islamic Calendar Jan 1, 630 Muslims return to Mecca after fighting Meccans Jan 1, 632 Muhammad dies Jan 1, 632 Abu Bakr is named cliph Jan 1, 651 Persian Empire falls to Arabs Jan 1, 711 Muslim forces cross Strat of Gibraltar and conquer Spain. Jan 1, 711 Arabs conquer Indus Valley Jan 1, 731 A Muslim army moves north into France to settle new areas. Jan 1, 732 Franks defeat Muslim forces at the battle of Tours Jan 1, 750 Umayyad dynasty falls Umayyad is a dynasty of Sunni caliphs that ruled the Muslim empire until 750 set up after Ali's death by a powerful Meccan tribe. Period: Jan 1, 750 to Mar 2, 2022 Golden Age of Muslim civilization Period: Jan 1, 750 to Jan 1, 1350 Merchants built a vast trading network across Muslim lands and beyond. Oct 15, 1000 Muslim Turks and fghans pushed into India Jan 1, 1050 Sejuk Turks begin invasions of Muslim regions Jan 1, 1055 Seljuk sultan controls Baghdad Oct 15, 1095 Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade Period: Jan 1, 1206 to Jan 1, 1526 Delhi sultanate Jan 1, 1216 Genghis Khan led the Mongols out of Central Asia across southwest Asia Jan 1, 1258 Hulagu burned and looted Baghdad, killing the last Abbasid calpih. Jan 1, 1398 Tamerlane invaded India. Jan 1, 1492 Muslim rule starts to fall in Spain Jan 1, 1526 Turkish and Mongol armies again poured through mountain passed into India. Period: Jan 1, 1526 to Jan 1, 1857 Mughal Dynasty Mar 2, 2022 Arab armies reach Morocco Mar 2, 2022 Abbasid empire begins to fragment Mar 2, 2022 Abbasids power of Spain Fragments Mar 2, 2022 Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem gets built Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 642 Arabs conquer Egypt