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570
Muhammad born
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570
Ethiopians invade western Arabia
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Period: Jan 1, 603 to Jan 1, 628
War between Byzantine Empire and Sasanid Persia
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Jan 1, 610
First revelations of the Quran to Muhammad
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Jan 1, 619
Deaths of Khadija and Abu-Talib
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Jan 1, 622
Hijra of Muhammad and his associates from Mecca to Medina, where first Muslim umma is formes
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Jan 1, 624
Muslims defeat pagan Meccans at Battle of Badr
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Jan 1, 625
Meccan revenge at Battle of Uhud
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Jan 1, 627
Muslims foil Meccan attack at the Battle of the Trench
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Jan 1, 628
Hudaybiya truce between Muhammad and Meccan pagans
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Jan 1, 630
Mecca's pagan leaders accept Islam
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Period: Jan 1, 630 to Jan 1, 632
Arab tribal delegations accept Muhammad as their leader
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Jan 1, 632
Muhammad dies
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Jan 1, 632
Associates choose Abu-Bakr as first caliph
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Jan 1, 632
Rebellion (ridda) of the Arab tribes
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Jan 1, 633
Muslim armies crus ridda and finish conquering Arabian Peninsula
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Jan 1, 634
Muslims defeat Byzantine army and start conquests outside Arabia
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Jan 1, 634
Umar succeeds Abu-Bakr as caliph
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Jan 1, 636
Arab victory over Byzantines in Battle of the Yarmuk
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Jan 1, 637
Battle of Qadisiyah enables Arabs to take Ctesiphon and western Persia from the Sasanids
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Period: Jan 1, 639 to Jan 1, 642
Arabs take Egypt from the Byzantine Empire
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Jan 1, 640
Arab garrison towns set up at Basra and Kufa
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Jan 1, 644
Shura elects Uthman as caliph
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Jan 1, 644
Umar murdered