Umayyads

By HelenaFoxBrunnekreef
  • Jan 1, 656

    Uthman was assassinated

  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    Ali is Caliph

  • Jan 1, 661

    Capital to Damascus

  • Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750

    661-750 Muslim Empire expanded

  • Jan 1, 680

    Assassination of Hussein at Karbala

  • Jan 1, 691

    Completion of the Dome of the Rock

  • Jan 1, 696

    coins standardized by weight and appearance, used across empire

  • Jan 1, 732

    Defeat at the Battle of Tours in France by Charles Martel

  • Jan 1, 750

    Overthrown by Abbasid faction