Islam

Spread and decline of Islam By Rylee King and Sarah Rossi

  • Oct 5, 632

    632 Death of Muhammad

    632 Death of Muhammad
    Muhammad dies, but the faith he proclaimed continued to spread. He was assassinated for the struggle of leadership.
  • Jan 1, 661

    661 New Caliph

    Mu'awiya, founder of the Umayyad dynasty, becomes the caliph and moves the capital from Mecca to Damascus.
  • Sep 28, 711

    711 Muslims enter Spain

    711 Muslims enter Spain
    Muslims enter Spain. Crossed the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain then to France.
  • Sep 28, 732

    732 Defeated at Tours

    732 Defeated at Tours
    Muslims were defeated in the battle of Tours.
  • Sep 28, 750

    750 Umayyad family dynasty falls

    The Umayyad family dynasty they created after Ali's death fell apart.
  • Sep 28, 850

    850 Caliph's power is gone

    Abbassid's control over the Arab empire fragmented. The Caliph's power faded.
  • Sep 28, 900

    900 Migration to Middle East

    900 Migration to Middle East
    Seljuk Turks migrated into the middle east from Central Asia. Adopted Islam and built a large empire.
  • Sep 28, 1055

    1055 Selijuk left the caliph

    A Seljuk sultan left the Abbassid caliph.
  • Sep 28, 1095

    1095 First Crusade

    1095 First Crusade
    Seljuk interference with Christian pilgrimages traveling to Jerusalem caused Pope Urban II to call the First Crusade.
  • Sep 28, 1099

    1099 Conquer Jerusalem

    After the long bloody battle, the Christian crusaders conquered Jerusalem. Muslims and Christians passed the city back and forth for 150 years.
  • Sep 28, 1187

    1187 Recapture of Jerusalem

    1187 Recapture of Jerusalem
    The Muslim general Salah al-Din ousted the Christians and recaptured Jerusalem.
  • Sep 28, 1216

    1216 Crusade number Six

    The Sixth Crusade.
  • Sep 28, 1258

    1258 Death of last Abbasid caliph

    1258 Death of last Abbasid caliph
    The Mongol chief Hulegu, attacks Baghdad, massacring the population and killing the last Abbasid caliph.
  • Sep 28, 1300

    1300 Last of Muslims covert to Christianity

    The last Muslims in Sicily are forcibly converted to Christianity.
  • Sep 28, 1492

    1492 Conquer Granada

    1492 Conquer Granada
    Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, end Muslim rule in Spain by conquering Granada. The last Muslim stronghold.
  • Sep 28, 1520

    1520 Death of Selim I, Ottoman sultan

    1520 Death of Selim I, Ottoman sultan
    Death of Selim I, Ottoman sultan. Selim became the first Ottoman caliph and doubled the size of the Ottoman empire.