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One of the uprisings which took place after the death of Uthman ibn Affan, which results in the commencement of the Umayyad Dynasty. Also known as the Battle of Siffan
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Mu'awiya I is succesful in obtaining caliphate after the death of Ali ibn Abi Talib and begins a dynasty line of rule. This photo depicts the Battle of Siffin which Mu'awiya was a part of.
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The Umayyad Caliphate are unable to take control of Constantinople and the siege therefore is unsuccessful
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The Marwinid line of caliphs commence during the rule of the Umayyad Dynasty. The picture signifies the amount of land had belonged to the Umayyad Dynasty, where Marwin had a vital role in contributing to the expansion of the Arab lands
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The Sufyanid rule consisted of Muawiya and his son Yazid I and it would later on go to Muawiya II. After the death of Muawiya II, the last of the Sufyanid family rule, Marwin takes over as Caliph and commences his line of caliphate. This photo shows the type of coin perhaps used during the time of the Sufyanid rule
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Upon the rule of Abn al-Malik, he stretches the power of the Umayyad Dynasty all the way from Spain to even India
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This defeat symbollicaly, marks the Umayyad Dynasty's true decline in power. This coin is a depction of king Leo III
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The Umayyad Dynasty's expansion in Europe stops after they are defeated in Poltiers, France. This photo is a present day map of Poltiers, France
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The armies of Anatolia ultimately defeated the troops of the Umayyad Dynasty, another factor leading to the end of the Umayyad Dynasty. This photo depicts the map of Anatolia
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The Umayyad Dynasty comes to an end after the symbolic death of Marwan II, thus commencing the Abbasid Caliphate. This photo depicts the amount of land which the Umayyad dynasty had.
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The Abbasid Empire commences as As-Saffah becomes the First Caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty. This photo is an artist's depiction of the Abbasid Caliphate
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After most of Abd al Rahman's family slaughtered by the Abbasids, Abd al Rahman takes refuge in the city of Cordoba, he then took control of the city from the assistance of Umayyad generals. This photo depicts a mosque in Cordoba
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The reason to the shift is that it was in close proximity to the Tigris River and their allys, the Persians. This photo is of present day Baghdad.
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Abd Ar-Rahman assigns the Umayyad Empire authority over the lands of Spain, he makes Islam the central religon and builts a mosque named La Mezquita which was full of decorative features. The photo is of one of the first mosques built in Spa
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Around the time when Haroon Ar-Rashid ruled, The whole Arab region was widely regarded as being an integral place for education and the educational discoveries made there. Discoveries including medical advancements and mathematical methods. This photo depicts present-day algebra which was largely inspired by Arabian algebra
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Since the Umayyad Dynasty were thriving in this area, many philsophical ideas had commenced to thrive in Cordoba. Poetry also started to become extremely popular too. A man named Ibn Rushd after the rule of the Umayyad Dynasty was famous for translating the works of Aristotle, wrote certain information about medicine and sciences. Architectural sites like Alhambra in Granada were constrructed as well.
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Abd al-Rahman and the caliphs which came after him had transformed their rule in Spain to that of a vigorous one. They defeated European threats like Otto I of Germany. Abd Al Rahman also got rid of North African threats as well. This photo is of Muslim Spain, present day
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The Buyids of Iran invade the capital of Bagdhad against the forces of the Abbasid Caliphate, the Abbasids displayed a meagre performance in the invasion. (the picture is not related). This photo is an artist's depiction of the invasion.
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The Seljuq, who were muslims from Turkish regions, had taken a lot of power away from the Abbasid caliph, to the point where the caliph was only considered a religious figure rather than a political one. This coin depicts Seljuq culture.
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The Crusades were basically a religious battle between the Christians and Muslims of that time, there were three crusades in total. This photo is an artist's depiction for the First Crusade
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The Mongols during this time had seemingly expanded their lands from invasions, and from the invasions, most of the relatives Abbasid Caliph were killed and thus temporarily ended the rule of the Abbasid. This photo is a depiction of the Mongol Invasion.
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The Abbasid empire returns, but this time situated in the city of Cairo from the assistance of the Mamlukks. This photo is that of a mosque in the city of Cairo
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The end of Muslim Spain mainly came from the issues of succession and thus it split the lands into many parts, in 1492, eventually came to an end. This photo is a depiction of present day Spain.
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After Al-Mutawakkil III is captured, the empire had declined again and eventually came to an end. This photo depicts another mosque in Egypt.
