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632
632 AD
Muhammad dies in Medina after falling ill, three months after leading a pilgrimage to Mecca -
Period: 632 to 1520
Islam Timeline
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661
661 AD
The Umayyad dynasty leader defeated Ali. This event ended the Rightly-Guided Caliphate. -
711
711 AD
Muslim armies enter Spain to invade the Iberian Peninsula, pushing the north into France -
732
732 AD
In 732, The Battle of the tours occurred. This battle stopped the northward advance of Islam from the Iberian peninsula -
750
750 AD
Abu al-Abbas captured Damascus and soon after founded the Abbassid Dynasty which ended Arab dominance and helped make Islam a universal religion -
850
850 AD
Abbassid control over the Arab empire fragmented. Christian priest in Muslim Cordova, is executed after he refuses to retract numerous insults he made about the Prophet Muhammed. -
950
950 AD
Death of the philosopher Al-Farabi, who spent most of his life in Baghdad -
1055
1055 AD
Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad. -
1099
1099 AD
Crusaders attempt to reach the wall of Jerusalem. Crusaders fail to take Jerusalem by storm. -
1187
1187 AD
This is the year of Islamic victory! They reconquered Jerusalem and the Crusaders hold only Tyre, Tripoli and Antioch. -
1216
1216 AD
the sixth crusade (1216-1218) -
1258
1258 AD
Hulgeu, the Mongol chief sacks Baghdad, massacring the population and killing the last Abbasid caliph. -
1300
1300s AD
The 1300s was the reign of Uthman, who founded the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans capture Bursa and Iznik and move into Europe. Then the capital of Ottoman Empire moved from Bursa to Adrianople. Ottomas take control of the Balkans. -
1492
1492 AD
all Muslims and Jews are expelled from Spain -
1520
1520 AD
Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. The Ottoman Empire is at its most powerful point. The Ottoman Empire now rule Hungary and coastlands of Algeria and Tunisia
