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570
muhammad
prophet muhammad was born -
Period: 570 to
Islam history
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Mar 31, 610
Messenger of God
Muhammad hears the voice of the angel gabriel calling to him to be the messenger of God. -
Mar 23, 622
the rise of islam
muhammad journeys from meca to yathrib, an event that marks the rise of islam. the quran is the sacred book of islam. -
Mar 31, 630
mecca
Muhammad returns in triumph to Mecca and destroys the idols in the Kaaba. -
Mar 31, 633
muslim armies
Muslim armies take fertile crescent, Norht African Coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires. -
Mar 31, 644
muslims are liberated
Muslims enter Egypt and rout the Byzantine army. Muslims feel liberated. -
Mar 31, 655
islam spreads
islam is beginning to spread throughout parts of North Africa. -
Mar 31, 661
iman ali
Iman Ali is killed bringing an end to the four righteaus caliphs. marks begining of the umayyad role. -
Mar 31, 700
economy
conquests slowed and economic tensions increased. -
Mar 31, 711
muslim invades
Muslims enter Spain in the west and India in the East. Eventually almost the entire liberian Pennisula is under Islamic control. -
Mar 24, 732
battle of tours
at the battle of Tours, the muslim advance into Europe is stopped. -
Mar 24, 750
abbassid
Abu al-Abbas establishes the Abbassid dynasty. Over the next several centuries, muslim merchant ships travel around the Abbassid empire and beyond. -
Apr 2, 1000
trade grows
Kilwa, Sofala, and other east african port cities thrive on trade. -
Apr 1, 1095
first crusade
Pope urban II calls for a holy war against the Turks. This is the first crusade. -
Apr 1, 1100
hindu armies defeated
Sultan of Ghur defeated Hindu armies across northern plain. His successors organized a sultanate. Marked the start of muslim rule in northern India. -
Apr 2, 1120
islam spreads
Islam continues to spread through Asia making Islam a world religion. -
Apr 2, 1299
syria is invaded
Mongols invade syria. -
Apr 2, 1300
end of crusades
Crusades are finished, Ottoman Empire expanding. Eventually western Christians would keep Ottoman forces out of central Europe. -
Apr 2, 1398
tamer lane
Tamer lane invaded invaded India. He plundered the northern plain and smashed into Delhi. -
Apr 2, 1453
istanbul
Ottomans conquer the Byzantine seat and change constantinople to Istanbul. -
Apr 2, 1500
safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty had united a strong empire in Persia. -
Period: Apr 2, 1520 to Apr 2, 1566
sultan sulayman
Sultan Sulayman was responsible for bring the Ottoman empire its territorial possessions as well as cultural, religious and political prestige. -
Apr 2, 1526
turkish and mongol invaders
Turkish and Mongol invaders again poured through the mountain passes in India. -
Apr 2, 1529
austrian city beseiged
Suleiman beseiged the Austrian city. -
Period: Apr 2, 1556 to
golden age of moghul empire
Abkar the Great reigned during this time. It was known as the golden age of the Moghul empire. Ended with the disastrous wars of Aurangzib. -
Period: to
abbas the great
Abbas the great centralized the government and created a powerful military force. -
Oajars
A new dynasty, the Oajars won control of Iran. -
sunni afghans rebell
Sunni Afghans rebelled. They defeated imperial armies, captured Isfahan, and forced last Safavid ruler to abdicate. -
Sepoy rebellion
The sepoy Rebellion of India. During the British colonization of India there was a mutiny of the native troops known as "sepoys". -
sham
Muslims enter the area Norht of Arabia known as "Sham". Including syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq. -
arab empire
Abbassid control over the Arab empire fragmented. -
Period: to
Baghdad reaches peak
city of Baghdad reached its peak under the reign of caliph harun al-rashid.
